'Tis surely an Earthly Utopia Killarney by the Pacific sea <br />In the sunlit park by saltwater the magpie lark calls out pee wee <br />Between Warrnambool and Port Fairy where Nature's beauty and peace reside <br />Where the oystercatchers can be heard piping above the din of the incoming tide <br />Each time I have been in Killarney I have felt sad from there on going away <br />Such a beautiful place for to live in and visit the sea every day <br />The clear coastal air unpolluted no factory anywhere near <br />On the coastal trees by saltwater the magpie's flute pleasant to hear <br />Long before the first Europeans came here in the shade of the coastal trees <br />The people of Australia's Dreamtime sung and danced their corroborees <br />Their spirits live on in Killarney though they have gone the ways of time <br />From Killarney the gem of Victoria that inspires song, story and rhyme <br />A beautiful place old Killarney such beautiful places are rare <br />I have been to some scenic places but with any it can compare.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-beautiful-place-old-killarney/
