October in the Outback

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Autumnal colours in the spring

Colours of autumn decorate the ground In the Australian Outback — all year round. Tho’ it’s spring This place; devoid of leaf and branch of tree, The hues of season orange-gold, beckon me.

Tangible spirit of the Breakaways, Landscape unchanged since ancient days Except where Triumphant and elusive opals lie Below miners’ tailings, disturbing eyes. Eerie scenery where oceans once broiled — Now, sea of arid lands and barren soil Ebb and flow Receded waters exposed fossilized bones, A gleaming treasure trove of precious stones.

Ghostly tales Shhh — harken whispers of those gone before, Stories of hardship, in search of a score. Feverish dreamings still wisp through the haze, Miners’ last yearnings and desperate days.

The Breakaways is a site of significance to the Antakirinja Matuntjara Yankunytjatjara people.

The general area of Coober Pedy in South Australia is noted for its opal mining, both historically and in present times. Many stories of hardship borne of mining in inhospitable elements, give colour to the tourist industry in this area.

Large swaths of land are undermined with miles of tunnels, a result of unregulated digging and fossicking. The piles of dirt left behind are called tailings. Many miners were buried in collapsed mines; their bodies never recovered.

Opal tailings near Coober Pedy. In some places these tailings dot the landscape for as far as the eye can see. Photo taken by Raine Lore

Some Australian ‘O’ words for those of us down under in October (spring):

Outback, Opal, Oath (mate), Orange, Oceans, Overlander (train), Ocker, Oz, Oceania, Oppressive (heat), Oi-Oi-Oi!

Fill the comments with some I’ve missed. Okay?

Here’s a few (of many) awesome poets who might like to give this prompt a try: Krystal Morgan, Margie Willis, Mark Tulin 🤗

Indubala Kachhawa presented October’s Prompt:

Denise Darby responded with her beautiful, reflective poetry:

A seasonal, informative sonnet from Carolyn Hastings:

“O” IS FOR OCTOBER POETRY PROMPT

October in the Outback

Autumnal colours in the spring

‘O’ is for October

Paper Poetry Month-long Prompt for October 2022

Optimism

Autumn is for reflection

Odd Orange-Eyed Owl 🦉

A sonnet about the rediscovered Rajah scops owl