All Along The Merri Creek

From Coburg Lake to Clifton Hill

You know the way, you’ve got the will

Take a paper and pencil

And off to Merri Creek

Pick a rhythm, choose a theme

Settle on a rhyming scheme

Cast your troubles to the stream

And walk the Merri Creek

Prams and pushers, roller blades

Australian natives cast their shade

Upon the peaceful promenade

Along the Merri Creek

Dogs off leash run on the grass

A vegan father cycles past

Graffiti on the overpass
That strides the Merri Creek

There’s something you don’t expect

Golden domes and minaret

You wonder what is coming next

Along the Merri Creek

Kids carve comments on the path

A local teacher takes a class

Two girls giggle as you pass

Them, by the Merri Creek

Willows weep, they don’t belong

I like them there, I know I’m wrong

It won’t be long, they’ll all be gone

From The Merri Creek

Fitness freaks with firm physiques

Make you feel you’ve past your peak

You go from classic to antique

Along the Merri Creek

Old folks stop to catch their breath

Fleetingly you think of death

Now you’re taking faster steps

Along the Merri Creek

A Bellbird’s one note melody

Two lovers kiss in reverie

You wonder what you’ll have for tea

After the Merri Creek