Paul Warren Poems

I was in the same cadet course as Gerry
We were young men just starting on our life journey
In 1976 we were young constables learning the lot
I went to the country and Gerry was a speed cop
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In duty bound we stand as one
For each imperilled daughter and son
Don't weep for us for we are true
Know that we are still here for you
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Speed limits are made
So your safety doesn't fade
So keep to the limit
You won't waste a minute
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When God designed kangaroos
Was there not much left to choose?
Little arms to hold gums leaves but no clout
And strong back legs for bounding about
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Riding my motorcycle along a fire track
The dust and the heat looking forward and back
All of a sudden bursting from the left side
An emu run out from the bush too close to decide
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Hoons today like to record their speeding runs made
Facebook the place to put them so to make the grade
Getting out the mobile and filming the speedo is quite a lark
And with your name and particulars you will make your mark
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Aborigines in a blessing for all to see
Sing and have a smoking ceremony
To show the link to their land
Eucalyptus leaves are burnt by hand
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Where is the light of good for all to see?
What is it that we strive to do or be?
Is it the truth or justice for all or just for all to be free?
Why should the ones who suffer most be too young to see?
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That feeling that everything is alright
And your family is the safest place
That your mother and father know what's right
And the ills of the world you need not face
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The Australian Light Horse had rode all night
And the troopers were all spoiling for a fight
For they remembered mates lose on the fatal shore
When the Turks defeated the Gallipoli Invasion flaw
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