FROM THE PEN OF JANE GRAY
NOVEMBER 2021
PURPLE HAZE JEGNOV2011
Spring time in the suburbs never ceases to amaze
Everywhere you look and see an endless purple haze
Towering above the roof tops, branches swaying in the breeze Their beauty awe-inspiring, our jacaranda trees
Most backyards will have one and our parks have quite a few Although not a native they’re now Aussie through and through
Flowers by the thousands cover every single tree One by one they fall into a swirling purple sea
Time for blooming can be brief a couple of months at best Their beautiful purple colour lives in memories for the rest
While here they lift the spirit bringing pleasure to our days Each year looking forward to them in so many ways
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