Gavin shares fountain of youth

Gavin McLeod
Gavin McLeod

GAVIN McLeod has written more than 2000 poems inspired by his life experience.

The quietly confident Beaudesert local is well-connected around town and people know him everywhere he goes, but what he really loves is expressing himself through poetry.

Mr McLeod, who will turn 61 in August, was hit by a 10-tonne truck while riding his pushbike as a 14-year-old.

He told the Beaudesert Bulletin he had faced many challenges in his life.

“I want to walk by myself, but I can’t at the moment. It means a lot to be able to express myself through poetry,” he said.

Mr McLeod moved to Beaudesert in the late 1980s and was an original participant with local support organisation Rural Lifestyle Options Australia (RLOA), which he is still a part of today.

Mr McLeod said he hoped to inspire people by sharing one of his poems via the Bulletin.

The piece we are choosing to share, titled Fountain of Youth, is infused with Mr McLeod’s positivity and zest for life as we head into a new year full of positivity.

Mr McLeod has wanted to publish his poetry for a long time and the Bulletin was pleased to be able to help him achieve his goals.

Fountain of Youth

All that you can’t leave behind is you now

Changing Lifestyle!

Welcome to your encouraging day friends

Fountain of youth is upon you tomorrow

Dreaming and having a marvellous time.

Well worth the wait is that happy spirit

Get the return you deserve alright friends

Approach and believe in yourself buddy!

View and very happy, I can’t help myself

Let’s get together after a while alright.

I don’t why but I do lovely person

Walk right in, surprise me nice people

There goes my everything today!

Called me a respected person now

Here today gone tomorrow, I say to you.

I’ll still live to explain that story

Maybe will stay here and talk to that group

Where is that adorable person in my life!

Can you be a good citizen again

Because you are a marvellous soul

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