Pico Iyer Journeys
Out in the pulsing red-dirt emptiness
The forgotten home of global imagination - and conscience
Into the neon-lit wilderness
Postcards from the most beautiful riddle on the planet
The foreigner alone, a-tremble in the dark
Where travel becomes transport, and exploration surrender
A wild Shakespearean carnival around the clock
Silence, stillness and the power of the unseen
Those spaces not seen on our big, bright screens
The ceaseless explorer who'll try anything, twice
Strange fragments in the midst of war
The global village's scary, fast-rising big brother
