Acknowledgement: The first line was seen on a placard on the climate change march in
Melbourne, Sunday 21 September 2014, which inspired the rest.
The Denier’s Nightmare
by Tony Thomas
I love a sun-powered country
Whose roofs are turning green,
Where trees have done for coal stacks
And cars are seldom seen.
I love her unspoiled forests,
Her unmined, unburnt coal,
Her friendliness to neighbours,
Her multicultural soul.
I love her home-grown vegies
And how she won’t import
Those foods produced by kids overseas
With lives so casually bought.
I love how fair her taxes are,
And how she takes a stand
So corporate vandalism
Finds corporations banned.
I love the way consumers
Have left buying behind,
And forswear advertising
To help make up their mind.
I love her social networks
And how they root out lies –
First ‘like’, then ‘like’, and ‘like’,
And ‘like’, and ‘like’, and then ‘despise’.
I love her gender balancing,
So marvellously fair:
No ceiling women cannot break –
They’ve almost reached the air.
I love how old religions
Are coming to an end:
For mullahs, gurus, popes and God,
Our knees will never bend.
I love the way we welcome
All stateless refugees:
No matter creed nor colour,
We trust them with the keys.
I love the ANZAC spirit
And giving mates a go,
Though this month’s mate may easily
Be tomorrow’s foe.
I love our independence
From all the great world powers.
They won’t make up our mind for us:
They’re our decisions – ours!
I love her storm-tossed beaches,
The free power from the sea,
From deserts and from belting winds –
This is the land for me!
Tony Thomas is a long-time melbourne fan who still enjoys a dash of sf amongst other delights.