On The Trees Of Mt Eccles Poem by Francis Duggan

On the trees of Mount Eccles above Lake Surprise
In the still morning air the white cocky cries
And the whistling of the shrike thrush is pleasant to hear
In September a beautiful time of the year
Mount Eccles the home to koala and roo
And sulphur crested cocky and the dark brown weerloo
On the once volcanic hill in the dawning gray
A safe haven for Nature's creatures today
Such beauty is nearer than one realize
I am on Mount Eccles when i visualize
The magpies are piping on the blackwood trees
Their pleasant notes carrying in the freshening breeze
On Peaceful Mount Eccles in the dawn of the day
A safe haven for wildlife from here far away.