The Young Surfers Of Port Fairy Poem by Francis Duggan

The Young Surfers Of Port Fairy



They surf all year round on cold and sunny weather
From sun and wind they look so tanned and brown
The big surf waves never cause them any worry
The surfing young men of Port Fairy Town.

They could not live in an inland town or city
From the huge surf waves many miles away
A huge difference between bush and coastal people
The coastal person needs to see the ocean every day.

For them 'twould seem the bigger the waves the better
On days when the sea is calm and the waves to surf too small
To put it mildly they feel disappointed
And they are not happy not one bit at all.

They are a hardy breed in old Port Fairy
Compared to one like me so very brave
To see them disappear engulfed by a mountain of water
When they lose their balance on a mighty wave.

Only to bob up like corks less than half a minute later
And recover their surf boards some distance from the shore
And swim out again for to ride the next giant wave
Of the thrill of the spill they keep on needing more.

A hardy breed the young surfers of Port Fairy
They surf in all weather at every time of year
To ride the huge waves for them so exciting
And the ocean's anger for them holds no fear.

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