Landscapes

Alpine meadow Mt Buffalo, Victoria.
It is the rugged mountain landscape that reflects my heart
from great heights I watch over every part
the pinnacles are the summit of my aspiration
valleys are where I pause for consideration and revelation
water scoured gullies have carved their scars onto my soul
but the long deep range sustains and heals my whole

open rolling plains broad flat and wide
are where the scope of my vision emerges from inside
where I can see from horizon to horizon
nothing impedes my hopes here my future can be spun
from each creature or blade each single tree or forest
I absorb the beauty of each day each morning and evening sun
watching and observing for new opportunities to enlist

along waterways I explore the wilder places I adore
where raging tempest or placid calm invoke irrepressible desires for more
like the fluid medium within me water of my life
clean water fills all empty spaces with relief
and ocean depths teem with the origins of my genes
where all futures were created as a multiverse of dreams

This week the dVerse poetics prompt from Dora was to incorporate a landscape or cityscape into your poetry that either mirrors or amplifies your interior landscape (or lack thereof).

Bournda National Park walking

For the full map and description I have published on Victoria Walks’ walking maps click here: https://walkingmaps.com.au/walk/5755

Photography days #04. All work is my own. I do not use AI.

Strathbogie Ranges tracks and trails #01

Walking the Strathbogie Ranges has many rewards. The landscapes, waterways and native flora are simply beautiful.

A gallery of 10 images. To see the full photos click an image, then use the arrows to scroll.