Wonderful Wondai Town
Wondai Town
Outside the art gallery
Sitting in a camp chair,
While my wife’s at her spinning group
I enjoy the clean fresh air.
I observe my surroundings,
And take it all in.
This quaint country town
That seems absent of sin.
At the place where I am sitting
There is a slight breeze,
And the view that I enjoy
Is 180 degrees.
Vehicles are lined up
In the car park so neat,
With the old Wondai pub
Right across the street.
Dimity’s Cottage Restaurant
Is in my line of sight,
They serve great home cooked meals
Every day and every night.
I enjoy this laid back lifestyle
Where life is not a rush,
A place where time goes very slow,
With a landscape green and lush.
I hear birds singing in the trees,
See a blue sky specked with clouds.
A lazy dog lies in the shade
Wherever it’s allowed.
The Main Street with it’s dozen stores
Is within an easy walk,
In this sleepy little village
Where people stop to talk.
After a lot of procrastinating I have finally self-published my first eBook of poetry "I Laughed a Smile" at Lulu.com.Now I find myself branching out and experimenting with short fiction.
I have also been fortunate to have two poems chosen to be made into songs and recorded. The first "On the Road to Kingdom Come" by Al Wordlaw, and the second, "If I Could Write a Love Poem" by award-winning Israeli/British singer Tally Koren.
I am also finding my services increasingly in demand as a freelance writer and I have ghost-written the text for a number of children's books and educational tutorials.
It has taken me many years of searching and restlessness to realise that my life's passion is to write. It saddens me that I wasted so many years not devoting to that, but thinking positively, the experiences gained over those years are now wonderful material for my stories and poems.
I want to try to bring a new focus on poetry and try to make it appealing to a new generation of young people and those who thought they never liked or understood it before.
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Such a lovely place you share with us John. The way you describe it all, so vividly, makes me feel I am sitting there seeing it as you do. Very nicely penned and enjoyable to read. A peaceful place to be.
(line 11, he view the view)
Thank you Phyllis. Yes, Wondai is a lovely town. Very peaceful.
A place to be John, where the city life is just a regretful memory. Sounds wonderful, and that;s why I live in Adelaide, just like a big country town. And who wouldn’t want to life in a place called Wondai? great work my friend.
Yes, Tony I agree. I went to Adelaide once and loved it..yes like a big country town. The photo at the top is not of Wondai.. Didn’t have one unfortunately, but it is a lovely place to be.
Your poetic words brought back memories. It would be wonderful to live in such a place. Even though I do live in the suburbs now it just isn’t the same as when I lived in NYC and went out to the Catskill Mountains in NY state. Now there you could still find places like this. Enjoyed this.
Thank you for the lovely comment, Rasma. You am glad this brought back pleasant memories for you.
Glad you live in such a place John and so do I. It is a real joy to always find kind people to converse with wherever I go. You and I are very lucky.
Great poem in my swinging style! lol
Hi Jackie, glad you enjoyed this and that Wondai reminds you of your own town. I actually live 30 minutes drive from there, but it is the closest town. Yes, we are both fortunate. The swingers that we are…haha