Death Or Liberty Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

Death Or Liberty



Trees don't hang leaves
but men do men,
a folk-saviour sang
to confound the behaviour
of men.

Thursday, January 14, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: death,liberty
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
after ABC TV program, of the title's name, about political prisoners sent to Australia as convicts in the early- to mid-19th century. The folk-saviour-singer is Lisa O'neill from Ireland.
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Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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