My Country
My Country
The love of field and coppice,
Of green and shaded lanes.
Of ordered woods and gardens
Is running in your veins,
Strong love of grey-blue distance
Brown streams and soft dim skies
I know but cannot share it,
My love is otherwise.
I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of droughts and flooding rains.
I love her far horizons,
I love her jewel-sea,
Her beauty and her terror -
The wide brown land for me!
A stark white ring-barked forest
All tragic to the moon,
The sapphire-misted mountains,
The hot gold hush of noon.
Green tangle of the brushes,
Where lithe lianas coil,
And orchids deck the tree-tops
And ferns the warm dark soil.
Core of my heart, my country!
Her pitiless blue sky,
When sick at heart, around us,
We see the cattle die-
But then the grey clouds gather,
And we can bless again
The drumming of an army,
The steady, soaking rain.
Core of my heart, my country!
Land of the Rainbow Gold,
For flood and fire and famine,
She pays us back threefold-
Over the thirsty paddocks,
Watch, after many days,
The filmy veil of greenness
That thickens as we gaze.
An opal-hearted country,
A wilful, lavish land-
All you who have not loved her,
You will not understand-
Though earth holds many splendours,
Wherever I may die,
I know to what brown country
My homing thoughts will fly.
Dorothea Mackellar
(1885 – 1968)
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Kenny Gulley Jr., 5 months ago
awwweeesssoome
Warren Williams, 5 months ago
Stunning series of images.
filthy6, 5 months ago
There is great thought process at work here and you’ve accomplished something spectacular here, GP.
fotobahn, 5 months ago
Vibrant!
David Iori, 5 months ago
Stunning collection, hope you sell lots of these prints
Curtiss Simpson, 5 months ago
Beautiful collage of images you put together there very beautiful !
amygee, 5 months ago
Very Nice!
Maree Toogood, 5 months ago
Fantastic collage, great poster
Al Bourassa, 5 months ago
What a great collage Varinia!! Well done!
Tony Middleton, 5 months ago
wonderful collage ! sums up the eroded age and dryness of our country on a whole.
micmac, 5 months ago
Fantastic choice ,what a beautiful country.
Dharna, 5 months ago
I love this poem. I remember one verse as an add many years ago. Great images you have selected as well.
Jacqueline Bar..., 5 months ago
that looks great!
Gino Iori, 5 months ago
Some greats shots in this one – my favourite is the one in the middle
Dyle Warren, 5 months ago
Spectacular images in this collage…....wonderful work!
Steven Agius, 5 months ago
Excellent collage Varinia, this looks awesome well done.
Mark Gardner, 5 months ago
wonderful, some beautiful images here, i think you have a winner :-)
davidmilne, 5 months ago
Absolutely stunning work Varinia,excellent collage,beautifully presented !!!
Globalphotos, 5 months ago
Thank you all so very much xx
Phil Thomson IPA, 5 months ago
A Beautiful Collage of rich, vibrant images, so representative of our Beautiful Land, to match the verse !!! A delight to behold, Varinia !!
Sean Farragher, 5 months ago
fantastic,well done
no reply necessary
LocoCow, 5 months ago
Great Collage, every panel has a different beautiful story.. Lovely
J.K. York, 5 months ago
beautiful collection. each on a mini masterpiece. very powerful with the vibrant colors. very nicely done.
Kurt Tutschek, 5 months ago
! excellent combination of shots. great.
Romeo Koitmäe, 5 months ago
GREAT WORK!!! Very beautiful!
Globalphotos, 5 months ago
Thank you so much xx
PennyEdwardes, 5 months ago
This is just wonderful Global! What an incredibly beautiful tribute to our country…well done!
Gene Praag, 5 months ago
Incredble collage of beautiful images. Great presentation!
John Edwards, 5 months ago
Views of my favourite country alongside my favourite poem. Perfect
BornToRoam, 5 months ago
Now that’s what I’m talking about, excellent images, would make a great postcard. Better than ones in the store that’s for sure .
Els Steutel, 5 months ago
wow this is fantastic!!
wolfman, 5 months ago
now that’s an awesome look at australia. don’ get better than that weel done.
Antanas, 5 months ago
Great capture
Caroline Gorka, 5 months ago
Great work…! Be a fantastic poster for travel company, or book cover.
Kelly KMA Berm..., 4 months ago
This is one of the best I have seen of this wonderful country of ours! I hope you have had heaps of success with this… An instant fave!
KathyT, 4 months ago
A beautiful collection illustrating the diverse beauty of our wonderful landscape.
Mandy Fell, 4 months ago
a great collection fab idea.
Damien Woods, about 1 month ago
Great montage. Focused on key areas of the country, despite their being no built-up shots it still makes a great natural focus. I like it.
Damien Woods, about 1 month ago
Very appropriate for the poem, a known classic.
Globalphotos in reply to Damien Woods’s comment, about 1 month ago
Thank you so much for all your comments Damien, appreciated :)