All of the different shades of colours black, red, yellow, green and brown <br />Of the streamers and the balloons tied to posts in Melbourne Town <br />Garden city of Victoria of the southern hemisphere <br />And it coming up to Christmas a delightful time of year. <br /> <br />And the Melbourne girls look lovely with the sunlight on their hair <br />In this multicultural City people here from every where, <br />People of all shades and races and from Countries far and near <br />In the mood for fun and music in beer gardens drinking beer. <br /> <br />Here I'm not the only migrant I too from a distant place <br />Though the mix of many cultures I wholeheartedly embrace <br />In the sunshine in Fitzroy Gardens the kin and families meet <br />And the music of many Nations can be heard along the street. <br /> <br />People here from many Countries some arrived as refugees <br />In small boats escaping war lords across the dangerous seas <br />They have found a safer haven though their hardships have been great <br />And freedom from want and harassment they feel happy to celebrate <br /> <br />It's our differences make us interesting some have been known to say <br />And people here from many Nations and Countries far away <br />In the sunshine of Fitzroy Gardens basking in the southern clime <br />And such meeting places of many cultures have inspired the bards to rhyme.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/people-here-from-many-nations/
