It's Australia Day Poem by Paul Warren

It's Australia's day
We all cheer and say
A barbecue with lamb and beer
Is the plan we adhere

But now some exclaim
It's a day full of blame
For we invaded their country
Aborigines owned it you see

For us it was a day
With no sin in our way
They want to change it now
For another day to take the bow

The day of Federation is touted
And ANZAC Day is not flouted
They say the 26th January is NSW alone
But the argument will not be gone

It seems that we are used to the 26th January
As it fits into summer holidays easily
So I'm for leaving it as the usual one
And not let our nationalism be undone.

© Paul Warren Poetry