"Destined Minds"

you think it was the farmers
who built this land alone
did you e'er give thought
to the afghan trains that walked miles
beyond the stone

it was the ghans the camel drivers
that worked the outback true
just 8 man from a far away land
with 24 camels to see them through

yes it was the expidition
of burke and wills and crew
but lets not forget Boocha Landa Rajah
Gotch Mustand Beer and Jambel to name a few

so as Australia ignores the role they played
you can still see the camels running wild
roaming from this forgotton time
in weather less than mild

the strange beasts of burden
opened up Australias great inland
travelling our mighty desert
like a middle eastern caravan

from Adelaide to Darwin
or the Ghan as it is known
mining towns and communities
spring up like flourishing stone

and if ever your in Bourke some day
visit that cemetary and find that white head stone
and there you will find a strange inscription
of Zeriph Khan whose life was much unknown


Dedicated to....
Grave of Afghan camel driver Zeriph Khan (1871-1903) at Bourke Cemetery, New South Wales Australia
to the camels beasts of burden and to our own Bourke and Wills...