TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Thursday, December 1, 2005

12:32 AM
Posted by jodi rose

basilica... gone

in two separate entirely unrelated incidents, people have thought I was guarding a fridge. the latest asked....
is there food in it?
is it plugged in?
on a plinth or just in a kitchen?
lovely, and all good philosophical questions.

fridge watch today

the basilica disappeared into mist leaving only the hillside
water dripping from the pipes and rivets made cascading surround sound under the bridge, moving in quadraphonic waves
german black barge floated past with a tugboat
making the river tidal for a moment brown-gray-green
one of the men working on last weeks tunnel came up to see me
we established I was the hidor, he seemed amused
I don't think they made it across to the other side
picture on my wall of sydney harbour bridge new years eve 2000
the millennium disaster that never eventuated
fireworks spell 'eternity' in arthur stace writing
but how long is eternity for the bridge?