Christmas bushes red and blooming Lilac flowers in the passion-fruit vine Cicadas sing in choirs at morning Deep green silent Norfolk Pine Dragonfly and bee hum Paperbark and Ghost Gum Eucalyptus Christmas time.
Cockatoos crown the tree-tops The sun is ruler of the high blue sky Gecko sleeps in the rocks at noontime Spider waits to catch the fly Tumbledown verandah Purple Jacaranda Eucalyptus Christmas time.
Children splash beneath the sprinkler Watermelon laughter in the hot afternoon Food and drink on the cool white linen Sun waits up to greet the moon Festival occasion Family celebration Eucalyptus Christmas time Eucalyptus Christmas time. Graham Seal Ó 2022

I absolutely love this! What a beautiful and rare thing to have an Australian Christmas poem! Thank you!
A beautiful and rare Australian Christmas poem. I love it! Thank you.