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 The Ghost Gum Trees

Albert Namatjira did love

To paint the ghost gum trees that grow

In Australia, the symbols of

The outback bush and spirit flow

From Aboriginal times old

When these first peoples held these trees

As miracle gifts to unfold

Blessings of healing purities.

His paintings showed these trees to be

Enduring and resilient

In future and in history,

In artful grace, magnificent.

The ghost gum trees with bark so white

Standing guard over sacred site.