January In Victoria South West Poem by Francis Duggan

The weather temperature high over thirty degrees
With warmth in the sunshine and warmth in the breeze
That rustle in the bushes and trees in the park by the bay
Even allowing for January in Summer it is quite a warm day

The warm air full of the buzzing of flies and of bees
And the cattle lay chewing their cuds in the shade of the trees
And from a nearby paddock the sweet scent of grass recently mowed for hay
Comes wafting in the breeze to the park by the bay

The nearby paddock a month ago green today looking more brown
And the water sprinklers are going in the park of the town
And the songs of the magpie larks pleasant to hear
The birds who sing pee wee every day of the year

Young sparrows under the house eaves in their ball of hay nest
On this warm day in January in Victoria South West
In the blue sunny sky just a few clouds of gray
And children in the park playground laughing at their play.