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1 Sen i "Idziesz wyciągasz ręce", Helena Lamprell , 1998 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polish Kurier , January-February vol. 12 no. 124-125 1998; (p. 33)
1 Wyspa słońca i "Gdy smutek wieczorny otoczy czoło", Helena Lamprell , 1998 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polish Kurier , January-February vol. 12 no. 124-125 1998; (p. 33)

The poem expresses longing for the speaker's adopted country of Australia, the speaker having returned to her native Poland. The speaker recalls 'kangaroos like cats/running across the road/in front of speeding cars'.
1 Wołanie i "Zabierz mnie stąd", Helena Lamprell , 1998 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polish Kurier , January-February vol. 12 no. 124-125 1998; (p. 33)

The poem expresses the speaker's nostalgic longing for Australia, having returned to her native Poland, which the poem characterises as her 'sad homeland', 'cried over' by the rain. The poem describes the speaker's recurring dreams of a 'hot' country, the cry of a kookaburra in her ears.
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