Celebration of our Nation.
Australia Day.
Let’s choose a date.
Let’s have the debate
to choose a day not tarnished by invasion.
A day that isn’t tainted.
A day that’s not divisive.
Choose a day
to share our stories,
our heartaches and our glories.
Choose a day
to celebrate our culture.
Making peace our future.
Sharing traditions,
food, language, song and dance.
Let’s give everyone a chance.
Choose a day
to own our true history.
To wrap around our first people,
the ancestors of this land.
We need to make a stand
to acknowledge and celebrate
the oldest culture on earth.
Choose a day
for healing,
compassion
and acceptance.
Choose a day for all of us
to celebrate our nation.
Australian Children’s Poetry 