The Old Coastal Countryside Poem by Francis Duggan

The old coastal countryside looking so green
The greenest and healthiest for years it has been
The paddocks made lush by recent heavy Spring showers
And the capeweed in bloom in their bright yellow flowers
At this time of year the magpies are singing by day and by night
And so lovely to hear them flute in the moonlight
Towards the end of September near the prime of the Spring
On trees and on bushes nesting birds chirp and sing
By their chirps or their songs most birds one can identify
Birds have their own accents just like you and I
Of the beauty of Nature a poet would write
A poem for others to read or recite
And an artist would feel inspired to sketch the beauty I see
Everywhere I turn to look it is all around me.