The Great Australian Song: We all Belong
THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN SONG
The great Australian lifestyle,
BBQ’s and minding your p’s and q’s,
Holidaying in the great outdoors,
Sitting reading a book,
Hearing a kookaburra,
Having a look,
For there are trails,
And grails to be found,
And always the sound of birds.
The Mung beans and bean curd,
Is the etiquette of… Continue reading
Banjo Patterson: Australian Poets
Ah the bush poets, how inspirational.
IN DEFENCE OF THE BUSH by A.B. “Banjo” Paterson
So you’re back from up the country, Mister Lawson, where you went,
And you’re cursing all the business in a bitter discontent;
Well, we grieve to disappoint you, and it makes us sad to hear
That it wasn’t cool and… Continue reading
Changing Just In Time
CHANGING JUST IN TIME
The land is not mine,
Yet it is extracted from,
Ploughed up,
To satisfy the human condition,
For we are conditioned to consume,
More than what we have.
I see the long bitumen roads,
The small towns catering for miners,
For many are seeking a higher wage,
In conditions that are… Continue reading