under the vastness
and stardust of outback skies
mosquito whine-slap –
her homecoming an itch
that always entails scratching
each elegant whirl
the silence of windmills
south coastal background
to the dervish clash
of toddlers and waves
oppressive the heat
and murky red dust haze
squinting to see
horizon ravens
so clear to the ear
invisible bite
southerly off the ocean
his back to me –
in one breath
the wind change