KB Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Just about to hit the sack but tomorrow (as all us Aussie know) is not just CNY but also Australia Day. A little patriotic poem to leave you with... My Country by Dorothea-Mackellar The love of field and coppice, Of green and shaded lanes. Of ordered woods and gardens Is running in your veins, Strong love of grey-blue distance Brown streams and soft dim skies I know but cannot share it, My love is otherwise. I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains. I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea, Her beauty and her terror - The wide brown land for me! A stark white ring-barked forest All tragic to the moon, The sapphire-misted mountains, The hot gold hush of noon. Green tangle of the brushes, Where lithe lianas coil, And orchids deck the tree-tops And ferns the warm dark soil. Core of my heart, my country! Her pitiless blue sky, When sick at heart, around us, We see the cattle die - But then the grey clouds gather, And we can bless again The drumming of an army, The steady, soaking rain. Core of my heart, my country! Land of the Rainbow Gold, For flood and fire and famine, She pays us back threefold - Over the thirsty paddocks, Watch, after many days, The filmy veil of greenness That thickens as we gaze. An opal-hearted country, A wilful, lavish land - All you who have not loved her, You will not understand - Though earth holds many splendours, Wherever I may die, I know to what brown country My homing thoughts will fly. To all my Aussie chums, fire up the BBQ, throw on some lamb chops, crack open a VB and make Aussie Day 2009 a good one. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshore Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Ken, Will certainly be around the BBQ, cold tinny or 3 in hand. (Actually you know my full plans ) Am honoured and so proud, to live in this great country, and think this is the best quick look at this amazing place. Please, all you friends of RWG, take the time for a sneak peek, at this land....Australia. ">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> (Wish I had taken the time to learn how to properly link this video) dluddy: a little help for Ya! Offshore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikellem Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Happy Australia Day guys! Thanks for the video...Just stunning.. I want to visit one day... Enjoy your day... MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Congratulations! Enjoy the celebrations, lads. If I couldn't live in the land of ice and snow I'd sure take a long look down under. Exactly how close are you to Antarctica? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthebhoy Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Blessings to all my Aussie mates. Hope the heads are not too sore tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omni Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 I really loved your country on my first visit last March. My relatives made me promise to return so we will. Have a good day and congrats, you should be proud of your country. The USA is always one of your best friends, you can count on us to always be there when we need you! Hah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted January 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Thats a very sneaky Omni pic, Omni Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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