The midnight moon was full.
“Burn for you” echoed across the Murray,From an unseen source.
Shadows danced around the campfire.
Crisp night air made it all clear.
River slowly creeping past,
So as not to disturb the tranquility at
“Horse shoe bend”
Never wanting the peace to end.
Can’t go back to the life
I came here to escape.
Eyes must stay open,
Give in to sleep and this night
Will be lost to memory at
“Horse shoe bend”
Sharing body heat, wrapped in a rug,
As the fireworks joined the moon and stars
Glowing in an inky sky.
Feeling safe at last, in his
Forbidden, innocent embrace, at
“Horse shoe bend”
Dawn would find me bathing
Naked in the icy flow.
Washing away years of pain,
If only for a day.
Early morning birdsong
To share the moment at
“Horse shoe bend”
All too soon, the packing begins.
Tents folded, ropes and pegs bagged,
Sleeping bags rolled and stuffed
Into covers way too small.
Campfire reduced to ashes,
Brings reality crashing home
Time to leave
“Horse shoe bend”
Leave me here in this heaven on earth.
Nothing good to go back to.
Deception, heartbreak, pain.
Can’t bear to face it any more.
A peace not felt since childhood dreams.
My eyes drink in the scene
Etching every tree and rock to my memory, of
“Horse shoe bend”
Tears well as we drive away.
The river disappears from view.
I feel it drag the calm from my soul,
As I say goodbye forever to peace, and
“Horse shoe bend”
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