23 | March | 2008 | AuraGem Songlines

Dromana Pier

Once the busy hub of lime burning

And the pier was the heart of shipping

Once laden with pastoral runs

And orchards colouring the nearby mountain

Dromana wandered into new worlds

Offering leisure and light by the sea

Gaudy bathing boxes lined the shores

And campers dreamed under summer stars

Today Dromana is an escape

From Melbourne peak hours and pressures

Many stroll or run by the shoreline

Some sit on the pier and go fishing

Old days and old ways locked in boat walls

Permanent light on old lifetimes

Even if the tracks are just etchings

At least they lead to some memory