Bushland
Not sweeter to the storm-tossed mariner
Is glimpse of home where wife and children wait
To welcome him with kisses at the gate
Than to the town-worn man the, breezy stir
Of mountain winds on rugged pathless heights:
His long-spent soul drinks in the deep delights
That Nature hath in store. The sun-kissed bay
Gleams thro' the grand old gnarled gum tree boughs
Like burnished brass; the strong-winged bird of prey
Sweeps by, upon this lonely vengeful way —
While over all, like breath of holy vows,
The sweat airs blow, and the high-valuted sky
Looks down in pity this fair Summer day
On all poor earth-born creatures doomed to die.
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