A Life In Australia

• Sarah Williams, Grade 6
• Poetry
• 2013

Australia is where I belong.
Desert sits still like an animal ready to leap.
Red rock crumbles like pieces into place.
Rock as red as blood stretching as far as the human eye can see.
Australia is where I belong.

Staring at the dark blue peaks forming in the tumbling waves.
Breathe in the strong ocean breeze.
Waves bluer than a polished sapphire.
Australia is where I belong.

Rickety fence wobbles in the strong wind.
The sky darkens like shadows under tired eyes.
Overcast sky looms above.
Sand crumbles down the tallest mound on the beach.
Australia is where I belong.

Dark green moss covers the ground like water on the ocean.
Beautiful green leaves fall from large towering trees.
Water runs down as clear as a crystal.
Australia is where I belong.

Deep blue waves pounding the ocean.
Sun shining as bright as a ruby.
Noise thunders the earth as the waves crash on to the water.
Australia is where I belong.