Summer In Australia

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Summer In Australia

By Paul McCann

When summer comes to this land

bodies lay on the golden sand.

There’s surfing , fishing and fun

 for everyone under the sun

When its summer down under

it’s almost like an eighth wonder .

There’s so much that’s going on

Tennis , cricket,  bowls on the lawn ,

In the paddocks with barbwires

Horses panicking  in bushfires

and there’s black smoke in the sky

where the wild birds no longer fly

and in dried out water holes

farmers are leaving for new roles

in the city for some work

instead of digging in the dirt

for a little bit of cash

and then its all gone in a  flash

like a harvest  in the flame

  in the bush without any rain .

 Mother Nature is her name

Unpredictable is her game .

There’s the quiet outback pub

In Australia there’s the  pub

With no shower just a steel tub

as the dust storms come and go

but when well nobody would know

Mother nature has her ways

as she would block out the suns rays .

 

Meanwhile on the city street ,

In places where some people meet

There are lots of back packers

eating nuts and munching crackers

in beer gardens where they share

stories of travelling everywhere

with the tropical cyclones

 

captured live on their mobile phones

and sent to friends overseas

with photos of some wallabies

form the outback here in Oz

and its so different here because .

we have our didgeridoos

blow flies  and summer barbecues

in the summer , we can choose

to have a Sydney harbour cruise

or play all day in the sun

or share cool drinks with everyone

or just listen all day long

 to the cicadas and their song .

 

 Flanked by the sun ,surf and sand .

It’s the diversity of this land

 and the beauty of this place

with so much sanctuary and space

and different cultures and views

from the inner tracks to the avenues  .

Summer in Australia lasts for a while ‘

and things change so fast ,

In the ashes on the sand

We all leave footprints on the land

as we look at blue sky ,
and capture something in our eye

that we will never forget

of the summer and all  the sweat 

 

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