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| Subjects which I particularly want to cover in this series are: | Subjects which I particularly want to cover in this series are: | ||
| - | * eye safety | + | * eye safety\\ |
| - | * moving over rocks | + | * moving over rocks\\ |
| - | * moving rocks | + | * moving rocks\\ |
| - | * the edges of the cliffs, viewpoints, etc. | + | * the edges of the cliffs, viewpoints, etc.\\ |
| - | * how to handle slippery rocks | + | * how to handle slippery rocks\\ |
| - | * getting lost and its ramifications | + | * getting lost and its ramifications\\ |
| - | * night movement and how to use torches | + | * night movement and how to use torches\\ |
| - | * planning your walk to finish in daylight | + | * planning your walk to finish in daylight\\ |
| * anything else anybody thinks of | * anything else anybody thinks of | ||
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| by Peter Christian. | by Peter Christian. | ||
| - | Chasing the hands of time whilst captive in the city, | + | Chasing the hands of time whilst captive in the city, \\ |
| - | Wishing my life away, awaiting the moment of release, | + | Wishing my life away, awaiting the moment of release,\\ |
| - | When feet skid on mountain trail, my lungs rejuvenated, | + | When feet skid on mountain trail, my lungs rejuvenated, |
| Flush back in my cheeks, once again my soul feels at ease. | Flush back in my cheeks, once again my soul feels at ease. | ||
| - | I am labelled as footloose, an itinerant daydreamer. | + | I am labelled as footloose, an itinerant daydreamer. |
| - | What do I care if they dare to offend thy 'very god-send. | + | What do I care if they dare to offend thy 'very god-send.\\ |
| - | I have my love for creatures they kill for leisure, squash underfoot. | + | I have my love for creatures they kill for leisure, squash underfoot.\\ |
| Intense perception and sensitivity are gifts I wisely spend. | Intense perception and sensitivity are gifts I wisely spend. | ||
| - | My pulse quickens with eager anticipation, | + | My pulse quickens with eager anticipation, |
| - | My heart aches with painful deliveration | + | My heart aches with painful deliveration\\ |
| - | To be perched once more as hawk on distant craggy peak, | + | To be perched once more as hawk on distant craggy peak, \\ |
| Head lost in the mist as bell-birds chime as since creation. | Head lost in the mist as bell-birds chime as since creation. | ||
| - | I age a few days till the freedom burns clear in my eyes. | + | I age a few days till the freedom burns clear in my eyes.\\ |
| - | I pack my home onto my shoulders, leave all hang-ups behind. | + | I pack my home onto my shoulders, leave all hang-ups behind. |
| - | Friend at my side, we have our affair with our primeval past, | + | Friend at my side, we have our affair with our primeval past, \\ |
| Sensing the reason for man's frail existence, endless Light within mind. | Sensing the reason for man's frail existence, endless Light within mind. | ||
| - | We merge on mystic moors when plant-life turns on its colors. | + | We merge on mystic moors when plant-life turns on its colors.\\ |
| - | We bathe in bracing mountain pools and where the river blends the sea. Footsteps fall silent in dark rainforest on springy carpet of moss and leaves. | + | We bathe in bracing mountain pools and where the river blends the sea.\\ |
| + | Footsteps fall silent in dark rainforest on springy carpet of moss and leaves.\\ | ||
| We stand muted by towering turpentines whilst hidden by ferns so gently. | We stand muted by towering turpentines whilst hidden by ferns so gently. | ||
| - | We rest our bones on grassy river flat and stoney mountain ridge, | + | We rest our bones on grassy river flat and stoney mountain ridge, |
| - | The lyre-bird serenades us in early morn' and twilight time, | + | The lyre-bird serenades us in early morn' and twilight time, \\ |
| - | Raucous laughter and ribaldry abound 'round campfire glow, | + | Raucous laughter and ribaldry abound 'round campfire glow, \\ |
| We share unique comradeship and revel in such moments sublime. | We share unique comradeship and revel in such moments sublime. | ||
| - | The sheer joy of being alive, to see sunrays flood a fog-bound valley, | + | The sheer joy of being alive, to see sunrays flood a fog-bound valley, |
| - | To stumble over an eerie moonscape, bathed in opalescent light, | + | To stumble over an eerie moonscape, bathed in opalescent light, |
| - | To lie contented under rock overhang, night' | + | To lie contented under rock overhang, night' |
| Feel compassion for the aboriginals' | Feel compassion for the aboriginals' | ||
| - | So we're called eccentric, odd balls, really we feel quite normal, | + | So we're called eccentric, odd balls, really we feel quite normal,\\ |
| - | But we're not puritans, nor fanatics as popular belief would proclaim. | + | But we're not puritans, nor fanatics as popular belief would proclaim.\\ |
| - | We puff our pipes, down some ale, fruit of the vine without a wink. | + | We puff our pipes, down some ale, fruit of the vine without a wink.\\ |
| A modest cup or two of tea is refreshing over flickering flame. | A modest cup or two of tea is refreshing over flickering flame. | ||
| - | Despite all criticism, looks of wonderment and disdain, | + | Despite all criticism, looks of wonderment and disdain,\\ |
| - | Bushwalkin' | + | Bushwalkin' |
| - | " | + | " |
| It beats hands down " | It beats hands down " | ||
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| - | Rather than let the pressure screw me, I keep my sanity, | + | Rather than let the pressure screw me, I keep my sanity,\\ |
| - | No pills, mostly no fags or amber liquid, I'm addicted to the bush, | + | No pills, mostly no fags or amber liquid, I'm addicted to the bush,\\ |
| I get high without pot or speed, I take an overdose of serenity. | I get high without pot or speed, I take an overdose of serenity. | ||
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