Tree change!
Ah, the dreams, the lifestyle
Seeping Shiraz or sémillon
On a sunny deck looking over the vineyards
Exploring the gate farm trails
Picking up fresh produce
Having an entertaining yarn
With a leisurely gentleman farmer
That’s a life, that’s a lie
It’s a constant battle
Between being overwrought by drought
Or overwhelmed by floods
Not to talk about roaring bushfires
Planting, hoping for a crop
To see it destroyed by a swarm of locusts
Or an infestation of mice Is also a possibility
To have a tree change better check
Your physical, mental and financial healths
For there is no insurance
That you’ll survive the next emergency
For such is the perpetual state
Of instability on the land.
So much for the galahs
Perching on the tree
Screeching to the sunset
While sipping a sundowner.
Lucette C. Bailliet
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