The Last Bard Of The Southern Grampians

The last bard of the Southern Grampians is more than a local poet
Beyond the borders of his home shire he is known as one of literary note
His gifts with the wider world he is happy to share
A poet of the people and his kind are quite rare

The last bard of the Southern Grampians eighty on his last birthday
The years on him are taking toll his balding head is gray
But every day he is writing another ballad, poem or song
South West Victoria's Laureate the title to him does belong

Doubtless he is a natural that he was born to write
Often at literary gatherings some of his poems he does recite
For many years and decades one to the poetic fore
He has been the recipient of many an encore

The last bard of the Southern Grampians his best years may be gone
But he's  still writing verses and he keeps on keeping on
He is far more than local he is a famous poet
Far beyond the borders of his home shire known as one of literary note.