Into a Daly World

When the time comes And I pass From this chapter Don’t wall me up In a mausoleum Or bury me Within the realm of Sod and worms Just place me In the Daly river Let the fish And croc’s Have their turn Let them Take me away Into the clear blue Timor waters Past banks Of nesting birds And the calls of Kite’s in flight Past ribbon stones That loiter Where my love and I Once walked Under tropical clouds That hang Stationary And sweat did trickle down Just the sight Of those crystal waters Was enough To cool you down To hear the beautiful Incoming tide Rush under the old concrete ford Watched by vigilant Egrets And a nonchalant Jabiru Waiting for morsel or meal So, place me in this paradise Away from a Covid world Away from those Mournful places Let me swim The outgoing tide Into a Daly world