KAKADU WET

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KAKADU WET

Post by Cropduster » Wed Sep 02, 2015 6:31 am

KAKADU WET

The pink purple turkey bush blossoms,
the bounty of figs and green plums,
are drawing me tropically northward
to wet season when the rain comes.

Purple green clouds roll with thunder.
Howling winds usher in storms.
The deluge of heavens spill open,
the torrents and cascades it forms.

Long into the night, distant lightning.
A concert of frogs fills the air,
as Kakadu changes complexion,
with new life reborn everywhere.

The colours intense and fluorescent,
lush greens against burning red soils.
The rivers now burgeon with life blood,
are running away with the spoils.

So beckon me northward December,
the year is not quite done with yet.
Just wash me in tropical splendour,
the beauty of Kakadu wet.

Copyright (c) Allan Cropper September 2015
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Re: KAKADU WET

Post by Neville Briggs » Wed Sep 02, 2015 8:58 am

Goodonya Allan. ( think I'll stay in the temperate zone for the west season :) )
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Re: KAKADU WET

Post by Heather » Wed Sep 02, 2015 10:26 am

Noice. Very noice.

Heather :)
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Re: KAKADU WET

Post by alongtimegone » Fri Sep 11, 2015 10:35 am

Yes ... that's a good one Allan. Lovely description. Nice work.
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Re: KAKADU WET

Post by Maureen K Clifford » Fri Sep 11, 2015 6:10 pm

You won me with this one :D
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Re: KAKADU WET

Post by Catherine Lee » Sat Sep 12, 2015 11:04 am

Wonderful poem Allan! It resonates strongly with me, because Kakadu and the Territory in general brought me so much inspiration while living in Darwin. This is definitely a keeper!
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Post by Stephen Whiteside » Sat Sep 12, 2015 11:50 am

It's a big country, isn't it? Doesn't sound like Northcote.

Nice one, Allan.
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Post by Shelley Hansen » Sun Sep 13, 2015 4:49 pm

Enjoyed this, Allan. We once did the top end in the rainy season - a whole different perspective!!!
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