On A Warm February Day In The Moyne Shire Poem by Francis Duggan

The sun shining bright in the sky blue and gray
It is very warm in the Moyne Shire today
A freshening wind blowing from Gorman's bay
Is carrying with it the sweet scent of hay
A week left in February the calendar Autumn of March is near
The weather known to change quickly at this time of year
With warmth in the sunshine and warmth in the breeze
On a forecast high for the day of thirty two degrees
The creeks are low and bone dry every drain
And the dry brown countryside is in need of more rain
The black and white dainty magpie larks are calling pee wee
And a magpie is warbling on a sunlit gum tree
And the cattle chewing their cuds in the shade of the trees
On a warm February day in the Moyne Shire of over thirty degrees.