Great Southern Land

by Wils

An ode to Aussie culture
to Vegemite on toast
our anthem "Advance Australia Fair"
the song that means the most

We are the land Down Under
with talk like "Crikey" and "G'day"
but ask any bloke or sheila
they'd have it no other way

Australians give people a fair go
help every mate in need
when chips are down, you need a hand
nobody will recede

Sacred sites like Uluru
and Bungle Bungle Range
connect us with Aboriginality
before white man took the stage

Australia is sports loving
cricket and football proud
when on the Olympic dais
they sing the anthem loud

To those who sadly fell at war
to defend this Southern Land
on Anzac Day dawn service
reminder of sacrifice so grand

Praise to this great country
an island of its own
began a convict settlement
Australia now has grown

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Ode Poem writing prompt entry

Writing Prompt
Write an ode to anything you want as long as it is not about a person or an animal. Comparison can be made to people or animals. It can be funny or serious. Personification allowed. Rhyming or not is up to you. The subject is up to you, please keep it clean. Pictures and author's notes allowed.

Vegemite - A breakfast delicacy found in most Australian pantries
Bloke - Slang for man
Sheila - Slang for woman
Uluru - Aboriginal name for Ayers Rock
Bungle Bungle's - Mountain range in Western Australia
Anzac Day - Australian equivalent to US Remembrance Day

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Ode to Australia

Great Southern Land

by Wils

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