THE GATES OF HELL
Out here nothing changes,Not in a hurry anyway.You feel the endlessness,Running from the light of day… … Continue reading THE GATES OF HELL
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CROCODILE COUNTRY
Out where the river broke,The bloodwood and the desert oak.. – Midnight Oil, Beds Are Burning At Roper Bar I … Continue reading CROCODILE COUNTRY
IRON AND GOLD
…the emu-sextons pay me a last cursory glance… At Menzies, a dead-on-its-feet mining town a hundred kilometres north of Kalgoorlie, … Continue reading IRON AND GOLD
UNDER THE SUN
You’re in by Karumba,Where the fishing boats come in;I can’t believe this feeling,But I wish that I was there,Every passing … Continue reading UNDER THE SUN
MONUMENT
Think, in this batter’d Caravanserai,Whose doorways are alternate night and day.How Sultan after Sultan with is pomp,Abode his hour or … Continue reading MONUMENT
JAHANGIR’S GARDEN
…the tomb of Nithar, lies reflected in the shimmering pool. In Allahabad I find a secret garden. I have been … Continue reading JAHANGIR’S GARDEN
JOHN COMPANY
The British never set out to conquer India… It is sometimes said that Britain obtained its empire in a fit … Continue reading JOHN COMPANY
CAPTAIN BLAKISTON’S WAR.
There is a simplicity and decency in a military burial, even in its plainest form… I am not the first … Continue reading CAPTAIN BLAKISTON’S WAR.
GARDEN OF STONE
…their brick bones stripped of stucco skin. Beyond the pedimented gateway, the roar of traffic on Park Street fades to … Continue reading GARDEN OF STONE
THE GREAT MOGHULS
But all was not well in the empire. The Moghuls came from Central Asia. Descended from Genghis Khan and Tamburlaine, … Continue reading THE GREAT MOGHULS
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