Since a chaffinch can't sing like a blackbird they were born with a different song <br />I never can become an Aussie my lingo for that is all wrong <br />Some ask for how long have you lived in Australia your accent it does seem so strong <br />And when I say I've lived here for two decades they say is it really that long? <br /> <br />My problems are I am not Patriotic nor I do not worship a God <br />And many find it hard to pigeon hole me to them I must seem rather odd <br />I do not wear the Irish colours not even on St Patrick's day <br />And it's been longer than I care to remember since I've been to church on a Sunday. <br /> <br />My God she is out there in Nature I've said that so often before <br />I've loved her since I was a young boy when I lived by the road to Rathmore <br />I remember the wren in the hedgerow through the Spring he sang all day long <br />For such a wee and plain brown fellow he sang a loud beautiful song. <br /> <br />I am not into patriotism or religion or sport doesn't interest me at all <br />And I'm never mistook for an Aussie since I do not have the Aussie drawl <br />I will always have great love for Ireland that should not be hard to understand <br />And though I never can become an Aussie I do love this Southern Land.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-never-can-become-an-aussie/
