I love Australia
Plastered across his chest
The way you wear it…I could too
Still… as much as I love the country
I can’t keep the sun off with it
Or flip flop it…
Sit on it
Or let the sauce from my pie drip down the front of it
I don’t want it waving on the driver’s side window
To be left by some roadside…my immortal plastic patriotism
Discarded…waiting for some future archaeological dig
to unearth it at a later date
It’s too much mass produced…Made in China… love for just one day
Just one country
In which so many others reside
Nah…I won’t fly the flag in my front yard
I’ll quietly sit and think how lucky I am
That this is my home
And weep for those who brave the waters
Who risk it all aboard rickety boats
Those who died for just a slim chance
A faint glimmer of hope
To call this country home
australia is on my must see places list…def making that one, one day…
i like the attitude tempered a bit…but with gratitude…for those that shaped the country….
Sounds like a wonderful place to live, definitely want to visit one day, not so sure about the whole plane thing though..haha
australia is a fascinating land..have been in sydney and fell madly in love with it..and quite a fascinating and hard history as well..
Excellent message and poem!
yes, i like the message and poem as well. western culture is very anti-immigrant these days, and it’s wonderful to see the immigrant celebrated.
I agree – an excellent message and poem.
Anna :o]
Would love to visit Australia. You wrote a great poem about it!
How lovely. I’ve never done a patriotic poem. Perhaps I’ll put one together for our big national holiday. I’m enjoying my visits here and appreciate yours to my site.