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