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Tuesday, 30 July 2024
| Stephen Davis
This is the country of the dispossessed
The lucky country of golden despair
History’s shadows will never find rest
Until the wanderer finds love and care
The unquiet spirits of these boundless plains
Haunt restless earth of forest and city
Searching for freedom from tragedy’s chains
Longing for grace, compassion and pity
Brilliance and courage, strength and endurance,
The soul of this people, heart of this land,
needs offer their kindred love’s assurance
acceptance and refuge, a welcoming hand
Justice with mercy, grace, kindness and care
Release us from bloodguilt and ruthless despair
About me: After a lifetime of various modest achievements, I have come to regard myself as simply collateral damage in the streets of Babel. Even so, I rest somewhat content. You can find my self-publishing website at https://books2read.com/StevieD.
Image credit: Man walks in the outback in South Australia by Jay Wennington at Unsplash.