Have you ever cuddled a Kangaroo,

or waltzed with a Wallaby?

Have you caught a Koala napping

or seen a Possum asleep in a tree?

Have you heard a Currawong warble,

as the sun comes over the hill?

Or seen the pink and gray Galah,

as they wing overhead, it’s a thrill.

 

Have you fed a quarrelsome Emu?

Seen Fur Seals play in the waves?

Or crouched near Sea Lions resting –

from their labours, in a white sandy bay.

Have you ever ridden a Camel,

through dunes of blinding white sand?

Have you talked to a meter long Monitor,

who’ll take lettuce right out of your hand?

 

Have you watched Fairy Penguins tumble

through breakers that foam on the sand?

They have fished all day long, now in darkness,

they return to their young on the land.

If not, then try Kangaroo Island.

Rough jewel set in a blue sea.

A pleasant, warm, friendly island.

It’s a good place for someone to be.

 

 

 

David Garlick, Kangaroo Island, Australia, February, 1992