Dry Heat
They came from
the burbs, this family of Perth
Seeking holiday
fun, amongst the red earth
‘We’ll go
prospecting all day,’ grinned Dad with delight
But at the
mention of camping, they all turned quite white.
Mum was concerned
at Dad’s plans for a break
She talked to her
friends, who all said ‘Mistake!
No phones, no
service, or toilet with seat
It’s the middle
of Feb, what about all the heat?’
Dad just laughed
as he packed up the gear
‘Don’t worry
love, can’t be much hotter than here
It’s the coastal
humidity we struggle to beat
And luckily out
there, it’s a sort of dry heat.’
So off they all
trundled, to a town called Yalgoo
What they were in
for, they hadn’t a clue
“Here we are
kids, this is gonna be sweet!
The car says it’s forty, but at least its dry
heat.’
Car doors flew
open, and they stepped into the oven
Mother near
fainted, she’d never left the Great Southern
Thongs began
melting, and stuck to their feet.
Bitumen tends to
get hot, even in the dry heat
