AUSTRALIA'S AD HOPE

Renew and enlighten us
in days of rain
when we are frightened to
endure the May in vain

Make us as wellspring
rid of all loss and pain
crisscross the wood
of your quatrain

The failure of darkness
to perceive the night
to say yes
and believe in light

A.D. in language
knew of our sin's failure
yet he in century's age
was the sage of Australia.