ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

Australia Day 2015 4AM

The world is such a peaceful place especially at this hour
no one else gets up this early Monday morn.
Can a person love a country I somehow think they can
especially in the place where they were born.

My shift will finish early and mate when I get home
The day ahead is looming bright and clear.
I think we might come back again sometime this afternoon
play some cricket on the beach and drink some beer.

Celebrate why we’re Australian with our loved ones and our friends
appreciate the freedom of this land.
The things we take for granted but the ones that really count
simple differences that make this country grand.

There are things that get forgotten in our busy daily lives
sometimes it does us good to stop and say.
We are unique and yes we’re different from every other race on earth
So celebrate just who we are today.


Bob Pacey ( C )

Happy Australia Day, Bob.

You are right. It is our differences from the rest of the world that we truly celebrate.

Cheers

Allan

Some people get up even earlier Bob. Fishermen do ... although the older I get the harder it gets. Enjoyed your poem and I'll be enjoying a family Barbie and a few cold ones this afternoon.
Wazza

Nice whiting Mate !


Bob