The Gray Gums At Kallista

The gray gums at kallista stand silent in the night And they look very beautiful in October moonlight The moon beams steal through silent trees and creep along the ground And in the silent forest peace everywhere around. The gray gums at Kallista one hundred metres tall These giants of the forest make other trees seem small Their lowest branch some eigthy foot above the forest floor And that would only be a guess and might be even more. The gray gums at Kallista what secrets do they keep? Up on their higher branches the mountain lories sleep And when the shades of evening fall and the sun sets in the west The little ring tail possum she leave her leafy nest. The gray gums at kallista seem fast asleep tonight No freshening winds to wake them the sleeping forest quiet Kallista forest silent save for the boobook's cry Mopoke mopoke re-echo through the forest and the sky The Gray Gums at Kallista two hours after night fall Stand in a silent forest where only boobook call The moonbeams steal through silent trees and creep along the ground And in the silent forest peace everywhere around.