In the sky the sun brightly shining the blue sky with some clouds of gray <br />On an afternoon in late October another near to perfect day <br />The white surf waves are gently rolling one reason no surfer in sight <br />And the silver gulls on the white beach search for food in the warm sunlight <br />An artist may well sketch such beauty and writers about it may write <br />By the coastal town on the surf beach there is beauty in peace and quiet <br />Today the ocean is not roaring no big waves for surfers to ride <br />The waves on the beach gently lapping so timid the sea at low tide <br />In the park the magpie larks calling the only notes they sing pee wee <br />And wattlebirds on the flowering coastal banksias their harsh calls familiar to me <br />On a beautiful day in the Springtime of around 24 degrees <br />And there is a cool sort of freshness in the cool freshening coastal breeze <br />Save for the silver gulls the beach is deserted and so clean is the fresh coastal air <br />A good memory to keep and to cherish and a good memory with others to share.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/another-near-to-perfect-day/
