My land
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2023 11:13 am
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- My Land
Bob Pacey (C)
This is my land I love it so
Just as much as you.
But you say I don’t belong here.
That I can never be true blue.
You tell me this is your land
it’s beauty yours to claim.
my ancestry you disregard.
but isn’t yours the same.
This land was once a barren place
untouched by all mankind.
Your people came from ore the sea
Just the same as mine.
We both have fought to keep her free
our love will never bend.
It’s history forged in mateship
lives lost her to defend.
Against those who would defile her
as they tried in days of old.
We cannot change the history
but her futures ours to mold.
We now come from many countries
from places near and far.
Bringing with us differing cultures
and that’s what makes us who we are.
We cannot change what happened in the past
for there can be no turning back.
But our lives are joined to mold the future
for those who follow down the track.
Six generations now precede me
and still my family line does swell.
I respect your history and your dreamtime
so should you do with mine as well..
So don’t tell me that I don’t belong
that this in not my land.
Don’t try and change the things I cherish
and just extend a loving hand.
And join with me to celebrate
for both, this is our land of birth.
Just be proud that we all live in
the greatest place on earth.
AUSTRALIA.
Bob Pacey