Oh what a lovely swamp —

I can hear things going ker-plomp!

And even though it’s blue on top,

underneath it’s slop-slop-slop.

Birds swoop low, fish dive deep,

crocodiles open their eyes for a peek.

The trees haven’t seen their roots for years

and nothing is really what it appears.

It’s all very murky and muddy in there,

and who knows what will come up for air?

Undara, North Queensland. Photo by Ginette Pestana