Friday, March 18, 2011

KEEPERS OF THE FIRE ALIGHT by Karlene Christian 1998

It came to me one fine night
on a crimson glowing sunset flight
filled with dreams of Norfolk Life.
Keepers of the fire alight.

Dem lubee ya en we shrep along
to a beautiful Norfolk Island dawn
es deep es clear and oh so bright
shining reflecting in streams of light
our dreams and hopes of da tada life
Keepers of the fire alight.

F feel dem dot en trya put uwus
feet side by side in life’s garden plot
We stumble, trip en sometime heaw up
but da fire inside nor let uwa giw up
still I smaal d decay of laussen uwus way
D let dem embers bun out enay

Do deya, do da, giw all you gut yas
myse heart en den some more
Tek et, mold et, buset up, nor
gwen change wuthing we gut
Es ya en now d time es right f
we digeen en hold orn tight to
d’tenuous threads of uwus birth right

It came to me one fine night
on a beautiful crimson Norfolk flight
Keepers of the fire alight.

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