She’s got sand between her toes
and a sunburnt freckled nose
-she was raised on red dirt roads
where the eucalyptus grows
She goes prawning late at night
with a fish net and flash light
her smile’s warm and bright
and her humour’s soft and light
She’s been taught to never moan
‘cop it sweet and hold your own’
like the land that she calls home
she will weather the unknown
Whitewash running at her feet
in the lazy summer heat
It’s a memory you’ll keep
pure crystal clear and sweet
It’s funny how she shrugs
at the prehistoric bugs
the wildlife’s outrageous
but her laughter’s just contagious
It’s all a part of everything she loves
nobody loves life, like an Aussie does
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poetrybyclaudie 
I know her and you captured her well. This is a delightful romp of pure pleasure that cites in rhyme and metre the essence of Australian youth and beauty (you were too humble to mention the beauty so I did). It covers personality, landscape, flora and fauna including some of the more notorious ones. Great imagery and a voice of joy. Very well done.
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Thank you for your lovely comments Mike 🙂
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Hey, friggen cool to see some stuff like this. New Zealand and AU ain’t really that different in some aspects. Swap RED DIRT for BROWN MUD CLAY and you’re here!
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Haha, I would love to see N.Z 🙂
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Is only a couple of hundred dollars away girl!
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Haha I know. One day 🙂
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Oh shit. Sue me….
She’s got sand between her toes
and a sunburnt freckled nose
-she was raised on muddy clay roads
where the large fern tree grows
She goes eeling late at night
with a fish net and flash light
her smile’s warm and bright
and her humour’s soft and light
She’s been taught to never moan
‘stuff it sweet and hold your own’
like the land that she calls home
she will weather the unknown
Tarmac running at her feet
in the lazy summer heat
It’s a memory you’ll keep
pure crystal clear and sweet
It’s funny how she shrugs
at the prehistoric bugs
the wildlife’s outrageous
but her laughter’s just contagious
It’s all a part of everything she loves
nobody loves life, like a true blue sheila does
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LOL
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