Listen to a song about Stan Blum

Back in 39 you were fighting for your homeland
Soon a prisoner until harsh war's end
Reconstruction, then, your home you left behind you
A young migrant to our South Australian shores.

As far as I remember you never liked much to reveal
What you felt, be it sadness, be it joy
And I know your rule to be, a little vague so we could not see
But Stanis³aw, we now wish, we knew you so much more

Now it's possible to live life, an open generous gift
It's possible to give and give much more
It's possible to make a change and be the change and more
But Stanis³aw, your secret gifts, were made behing closed doors

Back in 52 you were working Snowy Hydro
Soon an engineer with love of arts and friends
In construction then, but in humble home, we find you
A quiet and noble life on our Australian shores.

And through all those years, writing gifts and sending
Greetings, food and help and so much more
In that photograph your old Holden there you're standing
Your joy of giving, builds our hope - now Stanis³aw
To give now today, gift tomorrow too
To give now today, gift tomorrow too
In the evening light you
shone so bright

This song has been written in 2008 for the Music and Poetry Competition organized by Kosciuszko Heritage Inc. (then known as FKPP) and published in the anthology "Mountain Whispers. The Mound and Mount Kosciuszko Festival 2008".