My back to the water, my feet on the sand

April 2011, Messini

Or I could go to Australia, carry a bowie knife
and wear my hair like Hepburn parted on the side
and learn card tricks and buy everyone drinks
and take boxing and write songs about my bowie knife...
Fuck it, I'm gonna go to Australia

~ Amanda Palmer, "Australia"

On a desolate shore III

April 2011, Messini

It's just gone noon
Half past monsoon
On the banks of the river Nile

~ Madness, "Last boat to Cairo"

On a desolate shore II

April 2011, Messini

Here comes the boat only half-afloat
Oarsman grins a toothless smile
Only just one more to this desolate shore
Last boat along the river Nile

~ Madness, "Last boat to Cairo"

On a desolate shore I

April 2011, Messini

The oar snaps in his hand before he reaches dry land
But the sound doesn't dampen his smile
Just pokes at wet sand with an oar in his hand
Floats off down the river Nile

~ Madness, "Last boat to Cairo"