Independently Owned, Locally Grown, Community Loved
This week’s poem is from Kaye Cronan. Kaye said that it is for all those people who have moved to a regional area following Covid and have realised they don’t need return to a crowded and noisy city.
THE TREE CHANGE
Let’s get away from the stress of city life,
Buy a block and leave the traffic and strife.
We’ll implement a long dreamt of plan
Being self-sufficient on our bit of land.
There’ll be livestock and chooks all around
Vegies in the garden and crops in the ground
A place with water to make everything grow
If we work really hard, we’ll make it all go.
There’ll be sacrifices; we will live in the shed,
A bit rough and rustic but there’s a comfy bed.
Who needs a McMansion out here in the scrub?
There’s no stress now, away from the city hub.
Out here in the sticks there’s no one to care
When you garden topless and let the boobs air
Life is much slower and that’s just fine
We have time to enjoy a sun downer wine
Just plodding along at our own peaceful pace
It’s good to be away from the city rat race.
We’re not young anymore or so we’ve been told
We’ll just make it all happen before we get old!
Kaye Cronan
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