From a far off land you came
No goods nor chattels to your name
With only the clothes upon your backs
With your true love; you found no lack
Together you traversed the seven seas
Seeking to find your peace; your release
To this sunburnt country; foreign; odd
Through your hard life; together you did plod
No complaint ever crossed your sweet lips
I felt this precious love; through your fingertips
Looking back; I marvel at your love
Sent so beautifully from heaven up above
After all your blessed years
Even the sky was moved to tears
This sunburnt land that you called home
Will accept your efforts; as you come
Full circle; from beginning to end
This earth will welcome your final remains; will bend
For of this majestic land you are a part
This Australia; has taken you to its very heart...
24 June 1938 to 28 December 2016
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