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Kethry
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since 2000-07-29
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Victoria Australia

0 posted 2000-09-01 06:52 AM


Australia, land of contrast
Of city and of dust
Of spectacular, scenes gone past
Rocks that bleed in sunset's rust
A land of paradoxes
Difficult to explain
A land not shut in boxes
A land of wild terrain
A land not tamed by man
But sometimes held in sway
A land of bounteous beauty and
an island, isolated, far away
in this harsh surrounding, wonder still remains
travellers caught up in the lure of drought and flooding plains.


© Copyright 2000 Lynne Dale - All Rights Reserved
Sudhir Iyer
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1 posted 2000-09-01 06:53 AM


diversity rules, and rules well, Kethry...

regards,
sudhir

Marge Tindal
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2 posted 2000-09-01 06:59 AM


Kethry~

Land of magestic painted wings
Of silken-sand beaches, among other things
Of people of wonderful phrases and such
Land Down Under ... I just can't get enough !

~*Marge*~


~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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Kethry
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Victoria Australia
3 posted 2000-09-01 07:14 AM


Sudhir - as always thanks.

Marge - can you see me waving from down under. Saying come on over, I'll throw another snag on the barbe, we can crack a tinnie or two, and discuss the steak and kidney's  


"It is the image in the mind that links us to lost treasures;
but it is the loss that shapes the image,
gathers the flowers weaves the garland."-

poutprincess
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since 2000-07-06
Posts 735
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
4 posted 2000-09-01 07:39 AM


aussie aussie aussie
oi oi oi!!
hahahha...get all cockney in that reply i see!
we dont all talk like that Marge!
great poem Keth!
this place IS beautiful.
~Dawn

"Steady as it comes, right down to you, I've said it all, so maybe we're a Bliss of another kind" Bliss-Tori Amos



Kethry
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Victoria Australia
5 posted 2000-09-01 07:43 AM


Thanks Dawn -you mean the steak and kidneys? It was the one English expression My father thought fitted so well her so had to use it.
Keth


"It is the image in the mind that links us to lost treasures;
but it is the loss that shapes the image,
gathers the flowers weaves the garland."-

linda munday
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since 2000-06-17
Posts 315
Adelaide, Australia
6 posted 2000-09-01 09:25 AM


Kethry,

My fellow aussie, oi oi oi  

It is a wonderful country, and we have a lot to be proud of here.

I loved the passion that shows in this poem.

Take care
From one shiela to another...lol  
Linda Munday

Poet deVine
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Hurricane Alley
7 posted 2000-09-01 12:13 PM


Australia is on my list of places to visit! And I'm researching now so I can write an Aussie poem too!    
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By the sea
8 posted 2000-09-01 12:30 PM


Hi Keth,

I found this very beautiful..."Rocks that bleed in sunset's rust"...I have a friend in Australia and this is how she also desribes the natural wonders there.  This is very good writing and I enjoyed it much.

Michael


Proust-
"Love is space and time measured by the heart"

Balladeer
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9 posted 2000-09-01 03:04 PM


Keth, this is really beautiful. I have always had a strong curiosity and love for Austrailia for some reason. I've studied the country, the foliage, the wild life and the history and it is an amazing place. My friend Isis has sent me many photos and articles of the country and I have met many good people from there, usch as Isis, Linda and Severn, before she moved to New Zealand   Your poem is very special. (I've studied sugar gliders, too, but never had any)
Kethry
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since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082
Victoria Australia
10 posted 2000-09-01 06:14 PM


Linda, thanks for the reply.Where do you hail from. What with Eagle One, Paula, Isis, Eilidh and the rest we could start an Australian contingent .Oi! oi! oi!

PDV Thanks, can't wait to read your poem.

Michael - Coming from an artiste such as you, high praise indeed. Thanks.

'Deer - thank you for your lovely comments and your interest in this country. As for sugar gliders- I wouldn't bother they are nice to look at but have some nasty, nasty, habits.

Be well
Kethry


"It is the image in the mind that links us to lost treasures;
but it is the loss that shapes the image,
gathers the flowers weaves the garland."-

EagleOne
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11 posted 2000-09-01 06:38 PM


A most wonderful description of our most wonderful country! Well done!

"The heart and soul have no illusion of boundries when friendship is the quest"
~ My Angel.

Kethry
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since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082
Victoria Australia
12 posted 2000-09-01 06:51 PM


Thanks Eagle One.
Kethry


"It is the image in the mind that links us to lost treasures;
but it is the loss that shapes the image,
gathers the flowers weaves the garland."-

Paula Finn
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missouri
13 posted 2000-09-02 01:50 PM


UUUMMMM Kethry? I am from the U.S. I just have always had this love for your country thats hard to explain...I go walkabout in my heart...but would dearly love to go for real someday...thank you for this glorious description.
brian madden
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ireland
14 posted 2000-09-02 02:02 PM


Wow Kethry, sounds wonderful anyone want to buy em a ticket to Australia LOL. wonderful poem

"I concede relationships have left me weak Won't be here so I don't care Look for something worthy to replace my guilt" Mansun legacy

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