THE BUSHLAND
| Evening shades at sundown A cooling summer breeze The city far behind me That's when my heart's at ease To rest upon a grassy bank And softly breathe a sigh As I gaze upon a crystal stream That silently floats by To sit in contemplation In a restful, drowsy mood Where thoughts can flow unhalted And the 'world' can not intrude In the distance sheep are grazing In their snowy coats of fleece And though it's just illusion The whole world seems at peace The quietness that surrounds me Is the source where peace begins And the human world can't harm me With it's violence, greed, and sins And my old dog's gently dozing With his head upon my knee He embraces all the goodness Of what heaven means to me The pine trees gently swaying To the orchestra of life This peaceful bushland setting Frees my soul from every strife I can hear a song bird singing Perched high up in a tree And my heart is prone to fantasise He's singing just for me And across the sleepy waters Close on the other side A kangaroo observes me With her 'Joey' at her side She is puzzled by my presence Though she shows no sign of fear As she asks the silent question "What's that dreamer doing here?" The fragrance of the wildflower Floats on the evening air I breathe it's magic tonic It's a joy beyond compare I recline upon the cool, green grass My vision cast on high The earliest tiny stars appear To light the evening sky I can see old mother possum I could swear I heard her sigh She's becoming quite impatient That it's time I said goodbye She want's to come down from the tree To find her evening meal She can't guess that I wont harm her She can't know the love I feel For in this bushland setting And the peace that it can bring I absorb the warmth of nature And it's where my heart takes wing You have to understand the bush To feel how much it gives I was born out in the country And it's where my spirit lives K.D. Abbott © 2007 |
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