THERE IS A COUNTRY SOMEWHERE…

There is a country somewhere,
where the clouds roll by,
with clear blue skies.

With eucalyptus trees,
where every hour
is an early hour.

Where family and friends
that are thousands of miles away
are right next to you.

Where education
is something that is going
on all the time.

Where we wait
until there’s a brighter day.

Where your happiness
is others’ happiness,
and where others’
is yours.

Where the sun shines brightly
into the bedroom window.

A voice inside me says: And now, go.
And don’t look back, don’t look back.

(15 June 2006)