My son, your troubled eyes search mine,
Puzzled and hurt by colour line.
Your black skin as soft as velvet shine;
What can I tell you, son of mine?


'Son of Mine (To Denis)' (1960)

Oodgeroo Noonuccal Quotes

My son, your troubled eyes search mine, Puzzled and hurt by colour line. Your black skin as soft as velvet shine; What can I tell you, son of mine?

My son, your troubled eyes search mine, Puzzled and hurt by colour line. Your black skin as soft as velvet shine; What can I tell you, son of mine?

My son, your troubled eyes search mine, Puzzled and hurt by colour line. Your black skin as soft as velvet shine; What can I tell you, son of mine?

My son, your troubled eyes search mine, Puzzled and hurt by colour line. Your black skin as soft as velvet shine; What can I tell you, son of mine?