Just Passing
Weary the driver from watching the traffic
weary the traveller from mile after mile
Weary from problems and lonesome the road
needs must pull over and rest awhile
After long day’s work in the ACT
I’d leave for my daughter-north New South Wales
Many a problem before me and after
The roads I travelled could tell many tales
The rural patchwork of farms and bushland
Wise old trees and grazing cattle
I loved the sunny day’s lights and shades
which gave the mind rest from personal battle….
Along with those beautiful so-Aussie trees
I oft espied evidence of yesteryear charm
Not just the dwelling amidst the bush quiet
but e