Farewell England

A poem of a farewell as a prisoner is sent to Australia

Farewell my dearest country,
I weep and grieve even as the ship is parting.
As I watch thee fading away,
And my journey is just starting.

Farewell my noble country,
I see thou great and towering cliffs far away,
As I lose thee to the horizon,
My last sight of thee maybe today.

Farewell my heroic country,
I may return to thy pleasent green hills.
I cannot see thee anymore,
Except this the flying English gulls.

Farewell my smiling country,
I shalt not dispair at our seperation,
For as I land in Bombay,
My true journey has just begun.

Farewell a fond farewell,
I have my England still held in my heart.
Farewell and a merry greeting,
For our journey has yet to start.