Paul Warren Poems

The truth is what happened for all to see
Then the lawyers get to it and work it to be
The rules made it into the facts to be followed
And see what's admissible for the court to be swallowed
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It's easy flat pack is the way to go they said
Just take it home and it is easy they said
Lay it out on the floor before assembly they said
The tool for the screws is in the pack they said
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It didn’t seem to be different on that night
When the scientists thought it would be right
To add another second to the end of the day
So that night and day would align to stay
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Did you hear the news?
As everyone gave their views
Do you know what happened?
It was his son who used the weapon
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The Anzac was known in the Great War
As a fierce warrior who knew the score
By 1918 at the end of the war as a seasoned soldier
Whose attacking moves were always much bolder
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To keep the Allies on the battlefield
Meant that the supply system had to yield
Cans of Bully beef for the soldiers to carry
After coming from the South American convoy ferry
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Let's lie on a blanket on the ground
Whilst the sun sinks slowly down
I whisper softly of my love for you
And make my promise to be true
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What would witches need for today
When casting a spell in a brew right away
What modern concoctions would they bring?
Instead of eye of newt perhaps eye of TV screen
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In a country town the word gets around
What is the latest word to be found?
He was a shabby one starting to push past forty
From the bush he wasn’t that smart or hoity-toity
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We were cadets who as part of the training went
To the Adelaide Hills in hiking and compass sent
Dropped from Echunga to find our way back
The groups of four were walking by map a fact
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