Sapphire

We've adventured to lands

Far and near

Cruised creeks and rivers 

Both murky and clear

Magnificent creatures 

Deadly and fossilized 

Magnificent colours 

Earth, water, skies

Sometimes we travelled roads

Of long long stretches 

We met all walks of life

From all sorts of distances 

From jumping crocs

To Aboriginal art sites

Too many hot springs

Radiant campfire nights

Head west of the Giant easel

And into the gem fields

Grab a bucket of wash, a sieve 

With water it will be revealed

As the mud and clay disappears

The sunlight catches the stones

All the wonderful, colours of the rainbow 

Some bright, some chrome

Sapphires are a glassy gem

The clearer the more divine

We managed to collect some specs

Some we kept that we could find

Thus sapphire is a small token

Of our Australian Outback drive

A reminder of our love

Until the next time we arrive... 

- Meg Elizabeth