Australian Nature in Poetry

This Collection Of Poems Reflects On The Local Wildlife I Have Had The Pleasure Of Interacting With Over The Last Fifteen Years. . I Live In A Small Far Northern Nsw Australian Coastal Village Where My Home Backs Onto An Estuarine Creek And Fronts Onto The Pacific Ocean With Just A Strip Of Bushland Separating Them. . I Go To Sleep To The Sound Of The Ocean And Wake To The Sounds Of The Creatures That Feature In My Poems. . I Do Not Claim To Be An Expert On Wildlife And My Poems Are Based On My Observations Over Time And The Subjects Traits With Which I Have Become Most Familiar. All The Places I Mention Are Real And Are Within A Ten-Minute Walk Except For Mt. Warning And The Tweed River Which Are Within A Twenty-Minute Drive. . Any Of The Facts I Provide Have Been Carefully Researched Or Provided To Me By A Highly Respected Local Marine Biologist Whose Love Of Nature Far Exceeds My Own. I Think Adults Will Find Them Informative And Children Educational. He Has Also Generously Assisted Me With Many Of My Illustrations And I Am Extremely Grateful For This And His Well-Informed Input. . It Is Hoped My Poems May Be Enjoyed By People Of All Ages And Have Included A Little Touch Of Humour In Some That I Think Might Appeal To The Younger Generation In Particular.