I'M AUSSIE, AS PURE AS CAN BE...

I'M AUSSIE, AS PURE AS CAN BE...

I'm an Aussie, as Aussie can be

pure to the bone, that is me

my parents were the same,

with a true Aussie name...

Perhaps a bit longer than some

from where Dad's family had come..

..but they were true Aussies like me!

One grandfather came over from Greece

one grandmother also, for peace..

another grandfather Hawkesbury born

other grandma Clare shamrocks adorn..

..all pure Aussie, as Aussie can be!

More came from England, and even from Wales

some brought from Ireland such wonderful tales

of leprechauns and wee folk and being so poor

 green meadows, thatched roofs and a welcoming door..

..all pure Aussie, as Aussie can be!

Whether from Greece, from Ireland, England or Wales

or any fine country, with interesting tales..

..we are all pure Aussies, as Aussie can be.

©Crissouli 26th January 2019