Cape Howe situated on what Tasmanians like to call us "The Mainland."
Arriving Here from Here
So there it is that shining dome, atop yon white light tower
I saw it only months before, a lighthouse stemlike flower
It beckoned me to stay behind, not take to distant ocean
My destiny was written then, that siren’s power broken
I sailed off with cliffs astern, set course way out for here
So many months have disappeared, so many showed they care
For young as I such tender years, portrayed to one and all
An Inner longing deep within, answering primordial call
As rocky portal flanks both sides, flotilla widely spread
I think of miles beneath my feet, across pink deck I’ve tread
From rattlings hold I wave to all, no one particularly
For port and starb’d, stern to bow, the crowds another sea
The tears are joy and sadness too, emotions on the flow
This trip is done, the miles complete, I’m back and I’m on show
I will not say it wasn’t hard, a task sometimes so great
Success was something meant for me, by sailing to my fate
If dreams are made to let us live, with hope and wondrous thought
Each of us can only try, to honour those dream we’ve caught
For me I’m home a new girl born, through happiness and fear
Most of all, my dream came true, “by setting out for here”
Brumbyy
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