Adventure
Words by All Directions Community Choir
Composition and arrangement by Cath Rutten

This my life, my living adventure…

© Catherine Rutten 2022

Under the Door
Written and spoked by Kath Testro

The water seeped slowly under the door
And snaked its way across the floor
The kids all squealed and shrieked with delight
And the dog howled madly as it took flight
And I, I just stood there
Transfixed by the unchecked flowing water

Fraser Island
Written by Paul Cruickshank
Spoken by David Grumont

I’m walking in a river on Fraser Island
It’s clear and still
So clear in fact that it’s like I’m not in water at all
I can see my feet so well
Light breaks through the ferns above the river
I am seven and I am free and I’m alive
My family is with me
It’s an adventure

Battered and Bruised
Written and spoken by Terri Fealy

I howled as I was put to bed for a nap
My father, brothers and sister had gone out for a walk
Leaving me behind because I was just too little
They arrived home hours later, battered and bruised
Walking along the rocky shore with waves crashing
Sending up white crescendos
Unknown to them the tide was coming in
And the waves got more ferocious
Barely noticed, a massive wave came towards them
With fear my father raised my sister to his shoulders
As they were all smashed against the cliff like rag dolls
Somehow, they were not washed away
But the ferocity of the wave left it’ mark on their bodies
Naively, I was still jealous that I was not with them



Tears Ago
Written and spoken by Kath Testro

Tears ago, my loved one died
Tears ago, I cried and cried
Tears ago I wept and raged
For a life that might have never been
For a life that I had loved and seen

The Humble Puddle
Written by Shirley Wagner
Spoken by David Grumont

So alone but high in spirit
With the wind rippling its edges
And the sun dances
It awaits the playfulness of a bird bathing and drinking
Capturing its reflection as they say hello…
The playfulness of boisterous children, the splash as they jump
Brings joy, joy, joy

The Currawongs
Written and spoken by Kath Testro

An old lady told me a long time ago
The Currawongs come down from the hills
A few days before it rains

Unafraid
Written and spoken by Terri Fealy

A toddler sitting on the water’s edge
Laughing as the waves crash over her head
Unafraid
A love of water forever