At the closing of the day

With all those vibrant colours

Combined with the sun’s last rays

The clouds that gather in the west

And all those colours as they change

From bluish grey to an orangey red

Then they drift away beyond the range.

I feel for the folk in the dull dark city

Who are blinded by the city’s bright gleam

And may never see the beautiful changes

As they move through the different scenes

It is also found in the early morn

When the sky has its mist of light

As the sun climbs the stairs to heaven

And takes with it the fading night.

Have you ever heard the singing of birds

In the early morning’s glow

And seen the dewdrops glisten on a rose

Or heard the old Jacko’s special show

And the sparrows with their chipping song

From their nest where lie their young

Or dear Maggies friendly warbling song

When another bright day has begun.

So now I shall ask you one and all

Please open your eyes and ears

And see what Nature has given us

All this beauty throughout the years

The trees the clouds and the mountains

With the blue skies high above

And the brown rivers flowing to the sea

Yes, she has given us so much to love.

by Nev Newman

Workshops are being held in Gulgong, Mudgee, Rylstone and Kandos in late November to help our local Seniors tell their stories in photo books.

Thursday, November 22

Seniors great stories. Workshop from 10am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-4pm. These workshops are about you telling a favourite story so it can be published in a small book for you to keep and share. The story needs to be 500 words or less.  It can contain images and memorabilia. Mudgee Library

The books will be printed and presented to the individual writers during Seniors Week in February 2019.

Enquiries 6378 2716