Around Penshurst Poem by Francis Duggan

In Penshurst volcanic rocks and stones abound
In the paddocks there are billions of them on the hard ground
Small and big stones in clusters and rocks here and there
More stones and rocks than I have seen anywhere.

From the volcanic eruptions in Mt Rouse many centuries ago
The red and hot lava downland it did flow
Rocks and stones were left to form where it did dry out
And they can be seen in the paddocks for many miles about.

Down from old Mt Rouse the cool and warm winds blow
And between the rocks and stones only dry brown grass grow
A dry and brown Countryside with hardly any green
And as dry and rugged a Landscape as I've ever seen.

Around Penshurst in Victoria a quiet Country Town
The Countryside always looks rugged and brown
In the changing of the Seasons it looks much the same
A Land of wild beauty that man could not tame.