{"id":51054,"date":"2021-05-14T21:19:45","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T21:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=51054"},"modified":"2021-05-14T21:24:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T21:24:43","slug":"respect-is-what-we-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/05\/respect-is-what-we-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Respect is what we need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The composter<br \/>\nThe grower<br \/>\nThe healer<br \/>\nThe mower<br \/>\nThe greenery supper<br \/>\nIn real terms<br \/>\nThe upper<br \/>\nSoul in the great<br \/>\nMob that leap off the plain<br \/>\nThe carer<br \/>\nThe sharer<br \/>\nWith so much to gain<br \/>\nBorn to the bush lands<br \/>\nDesigned for the heat<br \/>\nSoft on the earth<br \/>\nAll of  great worth<\/p>\n<p>Never end up<br \/>\nAs dead flesh or meat<br \/>\nNever  be leather<br \/>\nNot born to eat<br \/>\nSo much awareness<br \/>\nWith eyes that do glow<br \/>\nThey have so much reason<br \/>\nAnd teach with great skill<br \/>\nA native who concentrates<br \/>\nAnd we know will<br \/>\nRespect our great country<br \/>\nEvidenced by<br \/>\nThe expectation<br \/>\nThat we can rely<br \/>\nOn the Red and the Grey<br \/>\nAnd all of the Roo\u2019s<br \/>\nWho remain unerring<br \/>\nAnd very good news<\/p>\n<p>50;000 years<br \/>\nAlongside the Aboriginie<br \/>\nBoth given so much<br \/>\nA true guarantee<br \/>\nOf care and attention<br \/>\nOf lateral thought<br \/>\nOf logical sequence<br \/>\nTogether their taught<br \/>\nTohang with the hot clouds<br \/>\nTo lick themselves cool<br \/>\nWonderful mothers<br \/>\nWho take on them all<br \/>\nThe miserable shooters<br \/>\nWho turn out at night<br \/>\nWho murder and torture<br \/>\nIn the spot light<br \/>\nWounding so many mothers<br \/>\nAnd joeys as well<br \/>\nTurning our heaven<br \/>\nInto their hell<br \/>\nThe quibbling meat eating scum bags<br \/>\nThe glare<br \/>\nThey call themselves ranchers<br \/>\nAnd we must beware<br \/>\nThey are just killers<br \/>\nOf cattle and sheep<br \/>\nAny excuse and they force us to weep<br \/>\nHonest and goodness<br \/>\nWe must let the Roo\u2019s  be<br \/>\nRepect them and love them<br \/>\nAnd the Aboriginie<br \/>\nToo all need the love<br \/>\nAnd  the truest care<br \/>\nThey are out in the bush<br \/>\nAnd have always been there<\/p>\n<p>Wild as the sand storms<br \/>\nAble and true<br \/>\nThey are the guardians<br \/>\nThey know what they do<br \/>\nThey service the soil<br \/>\nAnd they service the sky<br \/>\nAll knowing and wise<br \/>\nWhich my dear ,friends is why<\/p>\n<p>The Roo\u2019s and the Aboriginies<br \/>\nAre wild scholars who<br \/>\nKnow how to survive<br \/>\nAnd to  stay true<br \/>\nTo themselves<br \/>\nTo the earth<br \/>\nTo the wildness<br \/>\nAnd sky<br \/>\nIts respect we must give them<br \/>\nAnd now you know why.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The composter The grower The healer The mower The greenery supper In real terms The upper Soul in the great Mob that leap off the plain The carer The sharer With so much to gain Born to the bush lands &hellip; 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