Thanks Bill sort of nostalgia feel to it -reminds me of when I stayed in
Nimbin
kissmequicks new to me very Victorian type word
On 11/04/2017 22:39, Bill Wootton wrote:
> Daylesford
>
> Bristling block of almost city
> Either end eases off to country.
> Cafes, clobber, art, books,
> Pottery, haircuts, furniture chic.
> Two-storey bank buildings,
> Rex theatre, up an arcade.
>
> Two glistening fountains, one
> down the post office end, one near
> the chainsaw shop, viewable
> from a corner table at the Taj.
> Wombat Hill looming over
> The Convent's grey balconies.
>
> Mauve kissmequicks, agapanthus
> and bluebells bursting from the soil,
> Swiss-Italian planted pines,
> elms, red oaks, copper beeches
> sharing grassy gullies and ridges
> with mannagums, candlebarks.
>
> Just a country town but not
> a dormitory town; no city-linked train
> since 1974. Knows the value of parades
> at New Year and Chillout Festival
> All generally welcome somewhere
> under its Rainbow.
>
> bw
> 12.4.17
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