To visit Broken Hill is an eye-opener, to experience Australia in the NSW Outback
a spiritual engaging, awe inspiring landscape, aboriginal history, off the beaten track
camping under a million stars, unfamiliar sounds of the bush, waking to glorious sunrise
one can see forever, feeling utter loneliness, no morning chorus of birds, big surprise
Broken Hill has a feeling of sophistication, an atmosphere all of it's own, hard to define
seems to have an underlying feel of early days, with mixture of modern time
the buildings, population, amenities, expectations of better things to come, the air fills
a far cry from it's humble beginnings when rich mineral deposits were found in the hills
Famous not only for it's minerals, also for frequency and severity of dust storms in time
increasing when denuding of the landscape of nearly all vegetation for use in mines
noxious fumes belching over town, causing grave concerns for the health of population
outbreak of typhoid, shortage of fresh food, water, leading to calls for better sanitation
Also renowned for it's vibrant art community, depicting the outback in their own style
one can be forgiven if a short intended visit, with much to see, turns out to be awhile
paintings, depicting the great Outback, vivid sunsets, landscapes and vast open space
some also in fine detail, depicting struggles of yesteryear, telling stories that amaze
Because of unusual clear light, expansive vistas, drawn by artistic atmosphere pervading
stick-like figures in desert, Silver Tree, all of those, seeing them fires the imagination
in the many art galleries paintings by world famous painters, many worth a fortune
too many to contemplate, compare, from their artistic influence you won't be immune
For bush lovers, Kinchega National Park, facsinating desert, wilderness areas to explore
historic shearing shed, myriad lakes, with water birds, as you haven't ever seen before
aboriginal buriel sites, in soft sand, stone implements, windblown dunes of reddish sand
intriguing sites to visit, one never has enough time it seems, for this, mysterious land
