Yes, Australia was built on a lot of suffering and cruelty administered by the British. The convicts were treated inhumanely.The feeling is overpowering in certain places....a good reason for keeping our historical sites instead of demolishing them to erect concrete and glass architectural abominations.So much has been lost already.
We do leave an energy behind, cruel, benign, loving, kind. We each ought take care!
ReplyDeleteSo very sad...
ReplyDeleteArgh, I was unfamiliar. Thanks for this.
ReplyDeleteThe horror, it has to stop. We must come together as a nation as a world and say never again.
ReplyDeleteA little bit of history seeped in your haiku. Quite a fine write
ReplyDeleteMuch love...
Is that really what they did? Tie the poor sods to pines and flay them?
ReplyDeleteYes, Australia was built on a lot of suffering and cruelty administered by the British. The convicts were treated inhumanely.The feeling is overpowering in certain places....a good reason for keeping our historical sites instead of demolishing them to erect concrete and glass architectural abominations.So much has been lost already.
ReplyDeleteI've never been there, but I'm sure it must have a haunted feeling. I like the beauty of the first verse in particular.
ReplyDeleteNorfolk Island .... a terrible place full of shed tears, pain and sadness. Strong set Rall.
ReplyDeleteOh how terrible ... history holds a lot of painful memories ... a very moving write Rall. Bastet
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