Heart of Stone: 8 stanzas of 4 lines each describing the harshness of the Australian centre.
The red-hot gibbers dot the plain
Like a million bloodshot eyes
And they lie like mute reminders
Of the clear sun-blasted skies.
Australian Ballads, Poems for Adults, Poetry For Children
Heart of Stone
$3.00
A poem about the harshness of the Australian Outback.