David Hurt's Australia: The New Enlightenment

Picture from - www.map-of-australia.us Poetry by me... Celebrating Australia in a new way... My own portrait of Australia... Where my queries are amalgamated with reality and a possible future... Plus some historical fiction of its past and present triumphs as well as its past atrocities. Oh and I can't mention Australia without mentioning its glorious wildlife...

Here is a sample poem - I hope you enjoy -

David Hurt's - Australia: The Rose of Eternal Youth

A petal for peace,
A petal for love,
A petal that embraces the individual,
A petal for kith,
A petal for kin.

A petal for innovation
A petal for creativity,
A petal for imagination,
A petal for inventiveness,
A petal for reason.

A petal for discovery,
A petal for adventure,
A petal for pleasure,
A petal for fun.

A petal for you,
A petal for me,
A petal for the old,
A petal for the young,
A petal for our ancestors,
A petal for our descendants,
A petal for the unfortunate,
A petal for equality,
A petal for all.

A petal for the past,
A petal for the present,
A petal for the future,
A petal for eternity,
A petal for the unknown.

A petal for a rose,
The rose of eternal youth.

Thank you and I hope you enjoy the rest...