Where the sea makes a sound
…and just like that,
The
sea whistles loud,
A
jet of salt into the skies
A
spray of saline cloud
Kia-ra-ma
As
the olden folk would say
Where
the sea makes a sound
Every
day, even today
At
Kiama’s punctured heart
The
sea makes a valiant try
To
touch the sun it sees
Upon
a higher sky
An
unrequited love -
Yet,
it goes on and on
Swooshing
higher, higher still
Singing
a forlorn song
Of
despair, loss, melancholy
Of
a jet of salty light
What
all a heart can do for love
How
long a heart can fight
250
million years, they say
But
the blowhole carries on,
A
jet of salt into the skies
Sea,
sorrow and song…
13th
June, 2025
Kiama is a small, quaint, coastal town, 120 km south of Sydney. The name "Kiama" is derived from the Aboriginal word "kiarama", which means "Place where the sea makes a noise", in reference to the Kiama Blowhole, the town’s biggest attraction. 250 mn years old, the Kiama blowhole is often claimed to have sprayed the tallest blowhole plume on record.
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