Strzelecki Festival 2020 – Full Program Here (in English)
“Strzelecki” by David Campbell
And so Strzelecki set out from Hannibal
Macarthur’s station, leaving the girls behind
In Sydney. – All night the Nacki washed my mind
Like willow roots in water. – From the Geehi wall
The party climbed Mt Townsend through a whole
Avalanche of wild flowers only to find
The south peak topped it – much like one in Poland
Called Kosciuszko, Strzelecki claimed. The Pole
Scaled it alone, and when a cloud came down
Shutting the alpine vastness in a room
With his brief triumph, Strzelecki picked the bloom
Of one of those rare snowflowers sprung from stone
Remembering Adyna Turno and her love,
And joined the others happily enough.
