Queensland Tapestry

Rain tapping on tin roofs
dancing to it’s own beat
takes with it the pressure
of the summer heat

Heat haze rising
from steamy road ahead
reaching for the horizon,
with a sunset rich and red

Golden shores laid out before
coated in hot sand
toes soothed in cool water
by waves with gentle hand

Oppressive heat bares down
pushing with all it’s might
darkness falls and so we wait
for relief throughout the night

Dark clouds race across the sky
Calling out with thunderous bark
Sheets of light encase the air
and forks with perfect arc

Far out across drought ridden plain
stream soils of sunburnt red
wind whips up dusty clouds
that dance upon a thread

Stones of ice form above
then plumet to the ground
like meteorites they shower the earth
with an almighty sound

In suburban streets new rivers flow
water pours, seeking drains
rapids bend around debris
the legacy of summer rains

Bright blue skies soar above
birds calls fill the air
clouds of soft cotton wool
shapes changing with each stare

So many parts to this tapestry
created by a wise old hand
each a piece in it’s own way
of summer in Queensland