A poem a man who still lives a life of adventure. A man anyone would be proud to call friend. The poem has some common Australia slang in it since he is Australia, but his fame has spread to the four corners of the Earth. The man's name is Nicholas "Nick" LeSouef, an extraordinary man.
There is a man from Australia Who once toiled in academia but he dreamed of rainbows Out where the goanna grows
He followed his opal dreams Searching the nobbie seams From the Ridge to the Alice With the shed as his palace
He loves the flora and fauna And is used to hard yakka From being in the deep pits Searching for rainbow bits
His time at the family zoo Enhanced his naturalist’s view Then twas back to licking rocks And his life in the boondocks Whether living with snakes Searching for fiery flakes Tempting a box of red backs Or polishing up the blacks
Pedro is always fair dinkum It’s quite a legend he’s become But he’s not the type to skite Keith does that on Monday night
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A fair dinkum write,
Ch'erie
Downunder :)
Love Tinka