A Pleasant Evening In October

It is a pleasant evening of wind and sunshine The temperatures close to twenty degrees And butterflies are flitting above the flower beds And wattlebirds call on the coastal trees. Were I a poet I could describe this beauty The welcome swallows chirping as they fly And Spring is in her prime and looking lovely And her beauty is for all to enjoy On days like today I feel twenty years younger The warmth of the sun is in my face This is the nearest to Earthly Utopia If indeed there is even such a place. I love these sunny and windy Spring evenings When everywhere looks so fresh after rain The fruit trees laden in their pinkish blossoms Such lovely moments with one will remain. A sunny and windy evening near end of october And magpie flute to proclaim territory And little lark carols above the paddock And in the distance I can hear the sea.