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Poem for Australia on Australia Day Abed Chaudhury
Some say it is a fatal shore suffering from the tyranny of distance Or that it was created by a clash of civilizations; One ancient and the other modern. To me it has been a personal refuge, A welcoming necessary shore Far from tyranny but of proximal joy And a grand experiment in human condition, still continuing.
I love every morsel that is earth; and beyond but I love Australia even more It is a rugged land needing no rhyming for description Bare Prose will do for her just fine Her red earth sweeping deserts Dusty in thousand mistrals; going on and on; A timeless land of humanity.
From lake Mungo to suburbs of Canberra She has sheltered humans in a red-earth womb And sometime in green foliages In her endless vista are tombs of unknown humans as they tracked From nowhere to everywhere; creating dream time for eternity.
They fought the mammoths and crossed the equator Seeking the promised southern land. So let us not on the path of this cosmic land admit impediment Let us rejoice that she advances fair Blue to blue in oceans and red to red in dust Bound by humanity, diversity and trust.
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Dr. Abed Chaudhury, Canberra
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