Poet's corner: The nearest thing to heaven - by John Arandall

By Simon Ruppert

Aug 11, 2020

This week we have a second poem submitted by John Arandall called ‘The nearest thing to heaven.”

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I have travelled this big country from Perth to Coleraine I’ve lived up north in Queensland and come back home again

I’ve watch the golden sunsets across valleys wide and green,

But you’re the nearest thing to heaven that I’ve seen.

I have been up on the mountain peaks, across the dessert plains,

I’ve travelled in the scorching sun and through the winters rains,

I’ve seen the mighty Snowy River, been frozen in the snow,

But you’re the nearest thing to heaven that I know.

I have travelled through the outback, been to Uluru Seen the wild bush horses, the Emu and the ‘ Roo,

I’ve mustered cattle in the mountains, mined at Marble Bar,

But you’re the nearest thing to heaven, yes you are.

Yes, you’re the nearest thing to heaven, yes you are.

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