Cool change today
and misty sky;
These autumn temperatures
belie
Our notion of
Australia’s heat
Still
jet-lagged – but in sandalled feet!
Trip on the
local “Red Hen” train
Colliding
clouds but still - no rain!
Parched
landscape, corrugated roofs
Where eucalypts
make graceful moves…
Stringy bark,
mass twig debris
Level crossings
– traffic-free!
At Goodwood
Showground – not a soul;
At Mile End - mile-long
wagons roll …
Rail-borne
cargo Interstate
Cheap and
efficient – no debate
But passengers
indeed are few
In my carriage
one or two…
One tram stop leads
to Rundle Mall
Where pigeons
flock in free-for-all
Ubiquitous – so
no surprise
A brand-new artwork
giant-size!
Some shops have
given up the ghost
Because of
COVID, they are toast!
By Haigh chocolates,
tourist mecca
No souvenirs till
trade gets better!
Vast clothes
reductions, racks unsold
The buzz that
once was here, grows old
As shoppers stroll
on by, be-masked
All consumer frenzy past …
(c) Poet in the woods 2022
A new Adelaide icon since 2020
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