Requiescat In Pace... Down Under [1]

Down under... the land called Australia
Where only the brave dared to tread
Or add the convict, to whom life is dead

Down under... the ocean called Pacific
There in nature an ecosystem subsist
Or add the human, in whom London's call [2] insist

Down under... the destiny called Hades
O' come ye faithful, led but by thy interest [3]
Art thou Hercules not [4], ye've gotta take a rest

© Leo W Sham, MMVI

In memory of this croc Dundee Steve Irwin –
Your aspiration, your fate, your destiny...

[1] The theme of this poem is to explore the three tiers of meaning of 'down under' in Steve's context.
[2] This is to paraphrase Jack London's 'the call of the wild', which was (actually) the wording used in the published version.
[3] The choice for Hades, confer Heaven, is totally by artistic license and should not be interpreted to carry derogative meaning. Likewise, the word interest should not be linked up with profit-making.
[4] Hercules, as the legend had it, went to hell and came back out; we mortals (thus Steve inclusive) cannot.