No Welcome Needed
No Welcome Needed
I DO NOT need a ‘Welcome’
to the land where I was born,
This country called Australia
I proudly call my own.
I’ll THANK my great, great, grandpa
who sailed across the sea,
Then settled here and built his farm
When? in Eighteen Sixty.
He did not steal his little plot
he bought it fair and square,
His house he built from fine sandstone
and raised his family there.
His children all Australians
when ‘welcomed’ here on earth,
Though ‘Swiss Italian’ heritage.
all Aussies were by birth.
And through each generation
his descendants still reside,
Throughout Australian landscapes
now scattered far and wide.
So YES, upon Australia Day
I’ll proudly celebrate,
This nation built on sweat and toil
that I appreciate.
My country that is lucky
still free from war torn strife,
Where we can come and go as pleased
and live our peaceful life.
So, raise our flag red, white, and blue
let’s sing our national song,
Give THANKS for all we have right here.
this land where we belong.
Christine 26/1/2024
Happy Australia Day: 26/1/2024
Copyright © Christine Watts | Year Posted 2024
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