Australia, diamond, Australia,
Gold and Silver paraphernalia.
This isle at the heart of the Pirate’s chart.
Where all life had its primordial start.
This divine mandate is beyond measure.
Continent of the uncounted treasure.
Golden island of the fulfilled promise.
That now is a beckoning to the wise,
Blessed by the saints that hasten to anoint,
This promised land that will not disappoint.
The first creatures to leave the ocean deep,
Breathed air and found a gentle place to sleep.
Born here to make of life a paradise,
And somehow fit between fire and ice.
The first continent, Eden and heaven,
A timeless Land of divine ascension,
That would manifest the heavenly wish,
A mud crib filled first with worms and lung fish,
Macropod creatures that bound on two legs,
Others suckle their young and yet lay
I am humbled by the dust in my eye,
This is the stuff of braver men than I,
Abandoned souls left on the Devil’s Isle.
Yet lived here and faced the storm with a smile.
Convicts fighting ancient and sullied gods,
Who survived and blossomed, against all odds.
Some hopes rise as unexpected merits,
To souls adrift with only the parrots,
Harsh places have forced men to deploy,
Making this state a blessed realm of joy,
Our future, our home, our Australia.
Never crippled by the curse of failure.
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David Wakeling (
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Somewhere i have not had the pleasure to visit but have longed to go, really enjoyed the read. have a great weekend
Okay maybe in your next lifetime.Its worth the visit.Thanks for commenting
You are very welcome
A most beautiful tribute and poem to a land. It rouses the heart with pride and calls for a sense of nationalism. Much to be proud of here in both the land and the poem full of images and history.
Thank you so much cobber for commenting.
Well now, have come across a patriotic poem this grand or this moving, mate! Sure fire like and Fave 🙏🏻👍🏻🕊🇦🇺
Aussie Aussie Aussie etc etc etc.Thanks for your comments digger.
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