THE SONG OF ELIZABETH

1. It’s been a hard life, I’m not complaining,
but I’ve often known the bitter taste of death. And I’ve been lonely and oh so weary,
but I’ve had to battle on with every breath.
It’s been a long drought out back, it’s been a long drought out back, I’ve had a long drought within.

2. I’d waited too long to hope for children,
when it seemed my tired womb began to grow. But still I waited, oh how I waited
for a sign of life, a kick, so I could know.

3. That day I watched as my cousin Mary
walked over summer paddocks, bare and brown.
When she spoke simply – “Hullo, how are you?” –
my baby broke its six month sleep in leaps and bounds.

4. Being a woman with life inside me,
it was wonderful to live that day.
And knowing Mary, and who she carried, I knew that I would never be alone again.

30.9.24
 

Back from a Break 

During September, Dorothy and I travelled
to Norway and the UK.

After long flights
- Adelaide to Melbourne,
Melb to Dubai (14 hrs),
Dubai to Oslo (7 hrs) -
we did Norway in a nutshell
from Oslo to Bergen, then
the Hurtigruten Cruise 
up the west coast of Norway
and back again.
Then an 8 day Trafalgar tour
and 4 days in London,
before taking the direct flight
(16 3/4 hrs)
from Heathrow to Perth.
We're a bit tired (!) but we'll still be a part
of the LWA convention and the 
General Convention .

See some of you there.