I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain
ranges,
Of droughts and flooding rains.
Of droughts and flooding rains.
I love her far horizons,
I love her jewel-sea,
I love her jewel-sea,
Her beauty and her terror
The wide brown land for me!
Dorothea MacKellar, born in 1885, was one of Australia's best loved poets.
She wrote the above poem 'My Country' at the age of 19, while homesick in England.
Happy Australia Day!
Who would've thought a bout of homesickness would inspire a poem that would still be read and loved over a century later.......enjoy the day Trudy....
ReplyDeleteClaire :}
A lovely poem Trudy.
ReplyDeleteHappy Australia Day
Angie x
I remember having to recite this at school and I still love it... Happy Straylya Day...
ReplyDeleteHappy Australia Day. Love the photos too.
ReplyDeleteJilly
Lovely combination of photos and poetry. I would so love to be somewhere sunburned, as it is blooming freezing here.
ReplyDeleteI can feel the sunshine.....:) x
ReplyDeleteThe perfect poem for Australia day. How you enjoyed the day.
ReplyDeleteHappy Australia day to you Trudy. What a great antidote to all the pictures of snow! I haven't been to see your country yet, but I think I would like it. I imagine friendly smiling people with a laid back attitude and lots of sun! Heather x
ReplyDeleteImpressive poem and impressive photographs...very apt.
ReplyDeleteHope you have had a great day!
keep well
Amanda :-)
Happy Australia day to you Trudy. Your photographs are a breath of (hot) fresh air after all this snow. You live in a stunning country.
ReplyDeleteGillian x
Beautiful images!
ReplyDeleteA belated Happy Australia Day from me, and a thank you for the much appreciated get well wishes :D
Beautiful pictures, beautiful poem. I'll think of it while everything is under a white, very wet blanket, the sky grey and the air cold. Regula
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