By The Merri River

In a paddock a few miles from old Warrnambool The black duck are dabbling in a dark Merri pool The river flows gently as gently can be Such beauty in Nature there is for to see In a background of brown intermixed with the green A landscape artist would feel inspired for to sketch such a scene Or a photographer may photograph a memory to recall A beautiful framed image to look at on her or on his bedroom wall A writer or a poet a story of such beauty a story or poem would write For others to enjoy for to read or recite On an old wattle tree the harsh cawing of the black pale eyed crow In the quiet countryside where the dark Merri flow On to Lake Pertobe en route to the sea The beauty of Nature is all around me.