An Australian Afternoon

When the river gurgles
as the breeze blows through the grass
the soft scent of freedom
creeps very slowly past

A frog sits upon the log
looking lazily at the sight
of children playing gleefully
in the softly fading light

The platypus he glides along,
and plays upon the banks
he nods his head to the frog
as a sign of thanks.

If fireflies were present here
they'd light up the way home

for all the baby joeys
who like all day to roam.

Baby possums in a tree
have a quiet chat
talking about the day they've had
and of getting fat.

Across the way the children go
all back home for supper
the kettle's on the boil
while their mum just wants a cuppa.

Down the road a bilby wakes
ready to meet the night
Scampering off in the bush
giving some Lorikeets a fright.

Now it's time we come to you
sitting there and staring
reading this and wondering
Why should I be caring?  

Hush and listen to the wind
as the sun winds down
It's calling out for you to smile
and remove your harrowing frown.

Life's too short to miss a day
and not see the place around you
take in all the sounds and smells
 and all the new sights too.

The river still - it gurgles on
making its slow way
through the lives of many people
encouraging at least a smile a day.

(Bit of Australian Poetry)

Tables Turn

Pass the piece,

In control,

Thinking the next move.

Plans, papers, perfection

already set in stone.

Suddenly stone shatters,

A Million shards floating,

pointing every which way.

Up, down, left, right,

Manipulation of ideas.

Like a spinning top

the tables turned.

And flung away the cultery,

twisting moving destroying,

the plates shatter against the wall.

Pushed and shoved,

spiralling out of control.

The world spins,

as do my morals.

People shout and cry,

my life is no longer

set in stone.

Till the day I die.

While the World Turns

Turning, spinning, moving
           For Eternity
Trees grow, trees fall,
fish swim, primates climb,
          For Eternity
Flowers burst wildly
all colours of the spectrum,
Only to seed and wither,
back to the ground
           For Eternity

Technology advances
like a metal plague,
growing smaller, better, faster
          For Eternity
Tips get bigger,
Forests grow smaller,
The waste of the world grows
          For Eternity

Humans shift, humans move,
societies rise and fall,
like waves in the ocean
          For Eternity
Opinions alter,
issues come and go
like bubbles that easily
Pop!
          For Eternity

Everyone will talk
and Nobody will listen,
While the world turns,
         For Eternity