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ROYAL QUEENSLAND SHOW (EKKA)
BUSH POETRY COMPETITION

ENTRIES NOW OPEN
Our Bush Poetry Competition is going online this year and en-
tries are now open! The online competition gives exhibitors an
opportunity to showcase their talents, despite the cancellation
Bush Camp of the 2020 Ekka due to coronavirus (COVID-19) social distanc-
ing measures and public gathering restrictions.
Poets of all ages are invited to submit a recording of themselves
By The Leichhardt performing their best original or favourite established poem
showcasing the Australian way of life. The time limit is four min-
There’s a place just north of Quamby where the Leichhardt River utes and the video file must be uploaded upon entry.
flows To view the competition schedule and to enter now please click
Where the bream abounds in the clearest pools and the green pan- here. There are both Open and School classes to enter.
danus grows Entries close 5pm Monday 20 July.
It was in the early seventies when I first went there to find Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
That it’s the place where a man can go and leave his cares behind
Kind Regards,
Yes the only sound that you can hear is the calling of the bush Tanielle Clark
It’s a life that’s full of nature’s best that a man could ever wish Competition & Events Coordinator
Where the kangaroo and emu roam in freedom seldom found e: tclark@royalqueenslandshow.com.au
A place where I can stop to rest and gladly call my home p: 07 3253 3989
I left this land and the bushman’s life to join the growing crowd
Who’d packed their swags and pulled up stakes for the bigger cities
bound
But when I settled in the south there’s a few things that I missed
The Leichhardt and the camps I made were favourites on the list
The years I spent in the big smoke were happy and worthwhile
And all the times that I was there were always spent in style
But when I came back to the west I found it truly has
A life so full that nothings want for spending carefree days
Yes the only sound that you can hear is the calling of the bush
It’s a life that’s full of nature’s best that a man could ever wish
Where the kangaroo and emu roam in freedom seldom found
A place where I can stop to rest and gladly call my home
Although the years had hurried by I hoped with heart aware
That the Leichhardt hadn’t changed much, it’s character still there
And returning to the place where I always used to go
I found fond memories were still there and it’s beauty all on show

Yes the only sound that you can hear is the calling of the bush Is there any truth in the
It’s a life that’s full of nature’s best that a man could ever wish
Where the kangaroo and emu roam in freedom seldom found rumour they’re remaking the
A place where I can stop to rest and gladly call my home.
© David Wood movie “The Lone Ranger?”

If not, why are so many asking,

“Who was that masked man?”

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