As the sun rises over this beautiful land An golden rays stream in an warm the coldest hand The owners of this country have nothing to fear For their voices heard have not fallen on deaf ear
For too many years they were supressed by the man Too be taken away stolen or banned Now their time has come for their numbers grow An apology said ..to repent their sorrow
Scars held deep from generations past But their spirits are strong an will outlast Through their beliefs an a history so long Their future bright for they do no wrong
Maintaining their connection with the land Spiritual diversity at their hand A roo a brolga at their command In sync with life their only demand
Their music their art amazing to be So different,exposing a life once free Seeping back through their spiritual veins Nourished by past generations blood rains
Time is now not to admonish or expel But negative thoughts we must repel For forty thousands years this country they adore An in under two hundred destructed as we explore
Instead of ripping up this land Lets work together an try an understand What will it take to save this country To deliver it back to its people once free
To share the beauty of this land An encourage it to bloom.. not demand All fella's working side by side No bitterness no hate just pride
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Posted: May 2011
About this poem:
Inspired by 'Mundarek'a band of aboriginal musicians travelling the country inspiring positive emotions in aboriginal communities........
Hi, Nuwahri61, So different, exposing a life once free Seeping back through their spiritual veins Repentance and forgiveness must play their roles in No bitterness No hate with Lets work together an try an understand as a noble goal. Thank you for sharing.
It's such an honor and priviledge to know just how important it is everywhere how to respect and dignify ourselves for all our diversity that is now felt in every corner of the globe. There is such hope!!
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An encourage it to bloom.. not demand
All fella's working side by side
No bitterness no hate just pride
What a beautiful poem.
what a lovely world it would be, without hate, bitterness, greed, and envy.
So different, exposing a life once free Seeping back through their spiritual veins Repentance and forgiveness must play their roles in No bitterness No hate with Lets work together an try an understand as a noble goal. Thank you for sharing.
We have to learn from the past, become teachers of the future by showing the way now.
rob