Christmas morning here in Melbourne I sit here in Bourke Street Mall <br />And of all of the days of Christmas this is the quietest day of all <br />And old Chrismas tunes from Myers fill the peaceful morning air <br />And the bells of nearby church house ring the faithful in for prayer. <br /> <br />And the sun is brightly shining this will make a warm day <br />What a difference from Europe and those Islands far away <br />In the Isles of western Europe now the Winter winds blow chill <br />And the weather cold and sleety and jack frost is on the hill. <br /> <br />Christmas morning here in Melbourne in Victoria's Premier Town <br />And the streets are quiet this morning and few trams pass up and down <br />And though the sun was shining brightly when I started off this rhyme <br />The sky has turned dull and it seems 'twill rain and I might be proved wrong this time. <br /> <br />Christmas morning here in Melbourne and all is beautiful and quiet <br />And from Myers shopping complex ring the strains of silent night <br />And the sun once more is shining after all I could prove right <br />And this could be in Melbourne a day of warm sun light<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/christmas-morning-here-in-melbourne/
