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The cold, bitter breeze howls in the distance as
the sun starts to set.
The
weary traveller pauses for a moment or two,
Exhausted,
he continues on his journey frantic for a place to rest.
Travelling
since dawn, he creeps upon the grass once damp from the silver morning
dew.
The
swagger looks up at the luminous sun,
And
squints as the very last of it fades out of sight,
Then
pulls out his rugged swag,
And
settles down for the night.
The
fire crackles;
And
goes out,
But
the man simply turns over in his sleep.
Unaware
of the hidden danger about.
The
twigs and leaves rustle,
red
glowing coals scatter everywhere, as the fire transforms to life.
But
the swagger just keeps on sleeping,
He
is going to be in strife!
The
fire roars through the forest,
Destroying
everything in it’s sight.
Until
it comes to a river bed,
And
decides to call it a night.
The
cold deathly breeze shrieks in the distance as the sun starts to rise.
Though
it is a new day, the effects from the previous night have shown.
The
forest, once beautiful and full of life is now a shred.
And
the traveller, once healthy and alive, due to his actions, is now
dead.
© Melanie, Ingham, Australia 2006 |
There
seems to be some speculation,
About the reefs around this Nation.
Scientist thoughts are quite
outreaching,
Our reefs will die from coral
bleaching.
50 years before it dies,
The latest scientific cries.
The “Crown of thorns” another
thrust,
Rid the reef of them we must.
Stop the farmers using stuff,
Seems to me a little tough.
Ships near reef shall not
transgress,
Or it will cause a lot of stress.
Fishers must all stay at home,
And leave the reef we have alone.
Let’s remember the past and the
speculation,
How the ice would melt and flood this nation.
How petrol stocks would run quite
dry,
Another scientific cry.
Kangaroo’s would become
extinct,
Is this all true? Not yet I
think!
“MORE SCIENTIFIC CRAP”
© Roy Evans, Ingham, Australia 2006 |
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We
are all equal,
In
many many ways possible.
We
live together as humans,
We
struggle for survival in society;
We
breathe,
We
bleed,
We
can walk,
We
can talk,
Fascinating
how similar we all really are.
We
all have a family,
A
culture,
A
religion,
A
background,
One
small difference in colour is not an excuse to cause racial conflict.
We
all need each other to survive, to paint a colorful picture of the world
we live in today.
© Melanie, Ingham, Australia 2006 |
There
comes a time for all of us when
God will take our hand,
Leading us along the path to his own Promised Land.
We dare to cry and shed a tear, as love
one’s pass us by,
The sign of love is truly shown when Tears drop from our eye.
Remember then the gift of love, and Hold it in your heart,
Being ever stronger the time we are apart.
Written for those that loose a “Dear one”
And to know we are all dear ones to Somebody
© Roy Evans, Ingham, Australia 2006
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They
fought for us in Gallipoli all those years ago,
The
loss of life of Anzacs, and their fighting foe.
They
fought, yes in Gallipoli and all those worldly places,
Protection
of Australians, and many other races.
In
the month of April we stand, the nation wide,
Honouring
our Anzacs that gave our country pride.
T’was
in the month of May the year 2002,
Our
last Gallipolian Anzac left the world of me and you.
He
leaves behind a memory for our
Future
generation,
“THE
SPIRIT OF THE ANZAC”
Of
this Australian Nation.
Written in celebration of the Anzac’s
© Roy Evans, Ingham, Australia 2006 |
You’ve weighed your anchor, left me to this world;
it’s said I should be glad for where you’ve gone.
We fell in love that year when we unfurled
new canvas, sounded calmer seas. We shone
a light into each other’s gloom, swept past
the rocks that sought to drag us down; the teeth of former storms had
lost their bite. We cast our lines and feasted on the catch beneath.
But now you’re gone. Like siren songs in tales, you’re called; you
answer to a voice
you can’t resist. I luff along the swales
and empty docks to rail about His choice.
I walk the planks where once, we’d sway together, your memory my
hardtack for all weather.
© Alan Blake, Australia 2006
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