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If the river wends its way on a path so very long, and it can't make up its mind, just meandering along, then a monsoon from the west blows the rains in hard and strong, and the water's backing up till it's flatly flowing wrong, and makes a lake where none was there to form a billabong… When morning's interrupted by the kookaburra's song, which echoes oh so merrily, like laughter from the throng, as the rainbow eucalyptus flaunts its dazzling sarong, and your cellphone has no bars, do you know where you belong?
A Kookaburra laughing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jW7A2glZbk

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Date: 9/13/2022 12:51:00 PM
Good day mate!Time to throw a shrimp on the barbie
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Date: 9/12/2022 7:05:00 PM
How about if the bars have no cellphones?! ~ Kookaburra live in the old gum tree...
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Jeff Kyser
Date: 11/4/2022 4:38:00 AM
A lot of places could do without cellphones, eh, mate?
Date: 9/12/2022 4:21:00 PM
Imagery of a place exotic and strange to me, that I would love to see. Whippoorwill bird also has a song "My Blue Heaven" You've made me a jolly swagwoman! Splendidly unfurled Jeff!
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Jeff Kyser
Date: 9/12/2022 6:00:00 PM
Ha, thanks, Anaya. If you're unfamiliar with the kookaburra's song, look one up on youtube, amazing!
Date: 9/12/2022 8:25:00 AM
A most engaging monorhyme, Jeff. Interesting Australian touches.
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Jeff Kyser
Date: 9/12/2022 8:50:00 AM
I'm kind of monochromatic lately, thanks :-)
Date: 9/12/2022 8:24:00 AM
Very clever Jeff. I enjoyed reading this several times! Linda
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