Surrounded

photo of small town Melrose as seen from halfway up Mount Remarkable summit, surrounded by gumtrees — Melrose, South Australia, as seen from halfway up Mount Remarkable

Flanked on all four sides,
eucalyptus aplenty—
tiny island town.

Reality

sandstone rocks inside Alligator Gorge in Mount Remarkable National Park, South Australia — Alligator Gorge in Mount Remarkable National Park, South Australia

Liabilities
stacked over one another—
real world Tetris.

Extension

photo of the brownish countryside as seen from the car, driving from Adelaide to Auburn, South Australia — South Australian country side

Acres and acres
of barnyard brown stretching out—
welcome to country.