May 28: There's a gum tree by a river ...

There’s a gum tree by a river, on the bank it claims its place

Part of our Aussie landscape, it puts a smile upon my face

The river bends and twists, through the land it cuts its path

The outback can be deadly, with no forgiveness from its wrath

While the sun bleaches the sand to white, the waves creep up the beach

Surfers collect the free ride in, the best waves out of reach

Lifeguards laze and watch the view, from their positions way up high

Watching all the bronzed-up girls, as they muse slowly by

Me, I leave my morning train and set forth for some more

Coffee and toast well balanced, I push against the door

Emails, letters, briefs and forms, is this what it has become

How I’d love to be in the outback, or on a beach sat on my bum