One Year 11 Advanced English student, Sophie Coe, has written a poem that many of us can relate to - the beauty of life in the Mudgee region.

Kirsty Skinner | English Teacher 

Life on the Farm 

The clear sky above

Reflects the water below.

All the laughter and splashes

Off the mountain it echoes.

Sun kissing our skin, 

The first of many goodnights.

The moon chasing it’s kin,

As the Ibis take flight

Over grassy paddocks of marigold,

And Angus that bellow;

This never gets old,

The birds fade to yellow.

Alone in my bed

Though I don’t feel lonely.

Night-birds surrounding my head,

Eyes closed, drifting slowly. 

Through the shutters I see

The mountains that loom.

The stars are a sea

Of flowers in bloom. 

At ease, I drift off to sleep,

And there’s no need to count;

The bleating of the sheep,

Silence any and all doubt

In my dreams I reminisce

Of wild days and nights so calm.

When I leave I know I’ll miss,

Everyday of a life on the farm.