28 March 2011

Monolith


The markings
on this ancient thing
mesmerise me
and exhort me
to challenge
archaic ways
that condemn
pristine places
to dark
and desolate
hell holes
landscaped
with promises
of a greater good
by truly greedy people.


2 comments:

  1. Where was this? Stunning photo and haunting poem.

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  2. It's a photo taken at the Olgas, about 20 km from Uluru. It's not a monolith as such but I won't tell if you don't. Chris took the photo with his first SLR in 1967 while hitch-hiking around Australia with three mates. xxoo

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