Saturday, November 09, 2013

the story of gold digging


Once there was a gold rush
The Aussie gone wild and made the grade
Turning the land into a frenzy digging
The search of gold and the wealth

Some made the grade
Climbing up the steps of success
Others fell behind out of exhaustion
With nothing much to show

Maybe only memories
Of the years gone away
Leaving part of the heritage
For the tourists like you to appreciate

Now you can play
The make believe time of finding gold
With the olden ways of the past
Do you hear the laughter in your ears?

You walk to the skeleton prop
Of a time the gold diggers failed
The hardship they had to endure
The web of history now you walk on

The tourists gathered at the stream
Some bending low to see the glittering gold
Others spend time talking about history
Of a moment you feel you are part of it

Now you see the museum
Of gold that brought its richness
Ballarat the sign reads back to you
The tourists come to feel the part of history


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