Old lady sits by an old gum tree
In a wooden rocker her hubby once made
In her mind she sings a song
The one her mumma sang to her:
Country girl born in the scrub
Country girl raised on the farm
Country girl with her hands in the dirt
Country girl pretends to love her home.
Old lady sits her hair grey and thinning
Remembers the days of rain, sleet and snow
Of crimes committed, atrocities never admitted
Days her mumma turned her back a singing:
Country girl ran among spinifex
Country Girl loved her clutch of rabbits
Country Girl could throw bales of hay
Country Girl happily ran away from home.
Old lady sits with tears on her cheeks
There’s no going back, no way to forget
The torment still real, the denial still strong
Her mumma never listened, never wanted to know:
Country girl cradles her lost childhood
Country girl never forgets the truth
Country Girl not alone in the world
Country Girl stands for innocence lost.
Morpethroad 
Wonderful. Michael! Love the country feel of this 🙂
Thank you Lori. Have a lovely Easter
My pleasure, Michael.. I hope you have a blessed Easter as well 🙂
So far so good.
your poem goes with the music, lovely, Michael 🙂
Thank you LL
Enjoy your Easter break
This Country Girl was reminded of her fave that reminds her both of her pain and gifts – all from the same source of memory – 🙂 But yes, still true for me – 🙂 and liked this post – 🙂
Thank you for reading, I always appreciate comments as I know it takes an effort to write something meaningful especially when connect.
Never have learned to harmonize as well as others can – doesn’t mean I’ve given up on learning how – 🙂
Everyone can sing you know….just some do it better than others but everyone can…..even me….so never give up Jo…..
Thanks again for commenting…..Michael
I can sing – alto, soprano, second soprano, tenor, etc., BUT – just never learned to sing different ‘parts’ consistently – cuz I always ‘hear’ the full orchestra in my head and happily bounce willy-nilly between all the parts! LOL – Fortunately, for me, I don’t earn my living from ‘singing right’ – – LOL But still working on perfecting the harmonzing portion of a song my dad SO wanted me to learn, so many years ago – 🙂
Wow what a range you must have, just think if you get desperate and out of work you can audition for any musical in all those categories you’d be a musical directors dream…..
Thank for the follow, hopefully you’ll never look back…..or forwards for that matter, now there’s a philosophical notion, living only in the present moment…..
This is absolutely fantastic 😀
Hello Sanaa, thank you for that lovely comment. Hope you have enjoyed your Easter break….
Wow, Micheal. I have no words that fit the beauty of your words. Thank you 😀
Thank you, it was a good song to write too and that is where my muse took me…
Happy to hear that and connect with you through the music