17-09-2013, 09:51 AM
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Re: One of my Aussie Poems: Southern Cross.
Originally Posted by ben-varrey
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That is really, really lovely Billy and so touching.I do envy the talent you and Robert have with words like that, wish I could it!
Billy
17-09-2013, 10:04 AM
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Re: One of my Aussie Poems: Southern Cross.
Originally Posted by billsteamshovel
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Aw shucks! ya make me feel all overcome with niceness! lol,
(just kidding)Billy
17-09-2013, 10:17 AM
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Re: One of my Aussie Poems: Southern Cross.
"Tree Of Life"Two hundred years I have stood on this spot,
watching...waiting...
My girth is such that no man can embrace my
trunk!
I grow bigger all year round,in breadth as well
as height.
My massive roots reach out under this fertile
soil,stretching,extending,unseen by most.
They are my lifeline to the Earth,my medulla,
my earthly anchor.
I watch your picture show with amusement,
a passing parade of fools.
Only the wise take the time from such a
humdrum existence to sit at my base,and
lean against my uneven trunk.
Some sit just for shade,others seem to
be refreshed by my company.
Others listen to the sap coursing through
my veins,my life force,my essence.
Occaisionally,though very seldom,I may
shake my massive boughs,or rustle my
leaves in sympathy with such thought.
But for most of my life,I just stand here,
a silent sentinel,watching....waiting....
Billy
17-09-2013, 10:25 AM
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Re: One of my Aussie Poems: Southern Cross.
Originally Posted by ben-varrey
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Blimey, if you did that I wouldn't believe it was you (just kidding)It may be 'only a few words on a bit of paper' but not everyone can do that. It was a nice, kind and thoughtful thing to do all the same.
I am who i am,i see what i see,thats life,but i loved my father and just thought i would give my mother something you cant buy in a shop,in memory of her husband and my very kind and gentle father,its not a big deal,just a fleeting thought that I transferred to print,it was a soft cushion for my mother,a gentle and kind let down after losing the only man she loved,not a big deal mate,it was just a courtesy on my part, to my parents!
Billy
17-09-2013, 11:04 AM
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Re: One of my Aussie Poems: Southern Cross.
Originally Posted by billsteamshovel
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"Tree Of Life"Two hundred years I have stood on this spot,
watching...waiting...
My girth is such that no man can embrace my
trunk!
I grow bigger all year round,in breadth as well
as height.
My massive roots reach out under this fertile
soil,stretching,extending,unseen by most.
They are my lifeline to the Earth,my medulla,
my earthly anchor.
I watch your picture show with amusement,
a passing parade of fools.
Only the wise take the time from such a
humdrum existence to sit at my base,and
lean against my uneven trunk.
Some sit just for shade,others seem to
be refreshed by my company.
Others listen to the sap coursing through
my veins,my life force,my essence.
Occaisionally,though very seldom,I may
shake my massive boughs,or rustle my
leaves in sympathy with such thought.
But for most of my life,I just stand here,
a silent sentinel,watching....waiting....
Billy
17-09-2013, 11:15 AM
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Re: One of my Aussie Poems: Southern Cross.
Originally Posted by billsteamshovel
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Hang on,I'm supposed to be some sort of bitter hard nosed bastard? lol,it makes me laugh BV,why cant i be me?
Of course you should remain you - why should you change?
Billy
17-09-2013, 11:43 AM
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Re: One of my Aussie Poems: Southern Cross.
Originally Posted by ben-varrey
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Love that one but it gave me goosebumps for some reason!
17-09-2013, 12:12 PM
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Re: One of my Aussie Poems: Southern Cross.
No Worries.Who am i to worry 'bout the things i've seen and
heard,
but most of what i've witnessed could be classed as
quite absurd,
but nothing in this country can amaze me anymore,
on one hand we have luxury,no other hand the poor.
The ignorant uneducated kids who roam the streets,
dressed in hand me down rags,with filth encrusted feet,
and hate and fear inborn in most,but who am i to care,
who am i to worry,i'm quite happy with my share.
I've spent a bit of time up "North",well off the beaten track,
and i've fished for barramundi,but my line was mostly slack,
and i've done it hard when need be,and i've had it sweet as well,
but that red hot North Australian Sun was forged in bloody hell.
And i've been to sacred places where the white man shouldent
tread,
and i've been so drunk on OP Rum,I wished that i was dead,and
i've made a lot of mates up North,and had my share of fun,
and i've seen the ochre colours in the setting Northern Sun.
For the most part i've been happy,but sometimes i've been sad,
but when i get up "north" again,I'll be bloody glad,
and the heat and flies can kill me,I dont give a damn,
I just want to go on walkabout,and drink an ice cold can.
Billy
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