The bushland calls Of my childhood dreams Amongst the wild My soul it, sings
The gentle breeze light upon the skin Sun upon my face it welcomes me in
To the lands of summers Though now long gone
Memories of the heats haze With a white juvenile horse Within a closed off field it lay But young and free it was born
Birds flying high above Shielding the rays of the sky Perfectly clear a crystal bright blue Not a single cloud in sight
Fields filled with nothing But the dirt beneath our feet Dull patches of green and yellow Amongst cattle it feeds
A rooster it crows loud The chooks begin to run As bruce, a little staffy Chases them about
Work shed full of tools Covered by a rusted tin roof Parked beside it old barrols And a broken down ute
Stone walls of the house To keep it cool inside Spread across the cold floors A reddish brown cowhide
Worn down leather couch Out upon the front porch An eski filled with stubbies Where the boys had their "talks"
I feel the memories flooding back This peacefulness, this sense of home Hours pass by within seconds Losing myself in the zone
My footsteps have long faded with time As has my name once carved upon the gumtrees The white stallion no longer grazes near by Nor do the same cattle dwell in that field
Worn down by time and way of the land Though I do intend to return again To share the beauty of this place Drawn back by the old fate
The day melts away like the snow And I hear my parent calling my name This place will forever be my second home Because I know here, I'll never be alone
Barmah The only place I can feel truly free Under the hot glaze of the sun