April is Autumn and Rainbow at Port Arthur

It's Autumn in April.
The colours are beautiful.
The leaves die.
The leaves fall.

It rains.
It's cold.
It's dark.
It's Winter at Port Arthur.

It's Spring in September.
The colours are beautiful.
The leaves live.
The leaves grow.

It rains.
It's hot.
It's light.
It's Summer at Port Arthur.

It's Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer.
It's ten years at Port Arthur.
It's ten years after.
It's ten years on.

It's time for hope.

There's a rainbow at Port Arthur.
See,
It's reflected in the pond,
The pond of memory.

There's a rainbow at Port Arthur.
See,
It's reflected in the people,
The people of memory.

There's a rainbow at Port Arthur.
See,
It's reflected in the promise,
The promise of hope.

There's a rainbow of God's promise.
See,
It's reflected in the Easter,
The EasterGod of hope.

Bishop John Harrower
28 April 2006