The Australian
The Australian The skies that arched his land were blue, His bush-born winds were warm and sweet, And yet from earliest hours he knew The tides […]
READ MOREThe Battered Brigade
The Battered Brigade The mark of a stake in the shoulder, The brand of a wall on the knee, Are scars to the careless beholder And […]
READ MOREThe Bush, My Lover
The Bush, My Lover The camp-fire gleams resistance To every twinkling star; The horse-bells in the distance Are jangling faint and far; Through gum-boughs torn and […]
READ MOREThe Call
The Call Gold and green the elm leaves lean and interlace, All the coloured woodlands are calling to the Chase. Dew is on the stubble field, […]
READ MOREThe Filling of the Swamps
The Filling of the Swamps Hurrah for the storm-clouds sweeping! Hurrah for the driving rain! The dull earth out of her sleeping Is wakened to life […]
READ MOREThe First Flight
The First Flight While there’s one on his feet with a tale to repeat And another is sampling a drink, The eager First Flight have a […]
READ MOREThe Game of our Hearts
The Game of our Hearts This is the game of our hearts! Foot to the stirrup! Away! Care with the night departs, Joy comes in with […]
READ MOREThe Happiest Man in England
The Happiest Man in England The happiest man in England rose an hour before the dawn; The stars were in the purple and the dew was […]
READ MOREThe Horse of your Heart
The Horse of your Heart When you’ve ridden a four-year-old half of the day And, foam to the fetlock, they lead him away, With a sigh […]
READ MOREThe Huntsman’s Horse
The Huntsman’s Horse The galloping seasons have slackened his pace, And stone wall and timber have battered his knees It is many a year since he […]
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