Louisa Lawson Poems

I am sitting by the river,
And I while an hour away,
Watching circles start and widen
In their momentary play.
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I cared not what they failings were
They faults I would not see.
I only knew I loved thee well
And thought thee true to me.
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Come gather, brave Australian sons,
And join us in a song,
And if you like the way it runs
Then make it roll along.
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Going round the back street.
Through the silent lane,
While the folks at church meet,
Coming home again.
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Sickness, sorrow, death, disgrace,
All of these I have to face ;
Pain of body, fret of mind,
Poverty, with bread to find.
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The waratah has stained her cheek,
Her lips are even brighter;
Like virgin quartz without a streak
Her teeth are, but far whiter.
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I culled them fresh on the mountain side,
Where they blossomed wild and free,
They were emblems in the fair noontideFix this text
Of my thoughts, dear friend, for thee.
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I love at eve to wander
Alone among the hills,
While Nature and her myst'ries
My soul with wonder filia.
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I may not clasp thy hand while I
Thus with with all my heart
That good will keep thee constantly
From sin and pain apart.
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Friends will quickly leave you
Slight you and deceive you,
Or will not believe you,
If you have a wrong.
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