Paul Warren Poems

We went to Adelaide Oval to watch the game
And to cheer a champion in football's fame
Russell Ebert played it tough but fair
On Port Adelaide's stage in the SANFL glare
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Some days you wake up and all's well
The sun is shinning and you're feeling swell
Take that deep breath and and the air is clean
The world is a great place do you know what I mean?
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Legends build on history's page
Their achievements all for others to gauge
But what make's them to be outstanding?
Was it within themselves to be so demanding?
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At first he ran from the Austro-Hungarian army call
To Munich as an artist painting buildings for sale to all
He was not successful and nearing the end of his tether
When the Great War came along volunteering in the first army gather
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Both young men stood at the bottom of the hill
In the middle of the town and worked out their deal
They would swap their motor-cycles and each race
Up to the top of the hill to test their skill and pace
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In search of the lost chord is rung
On a Tuesday afternoon sweetly sung
Until a night in white satin is won
When talkin' out of turn is for fun
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On the hot dirty streets of the North
Late at night you see them come forth
Their parents are drunk or drugged at night
There is no-one to give them guidance that might
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What do you miss on the edge of your headlights?
Are there things that wander that would give you a fright?
Do these things that you miss on the edge of the beam
Would normally only be seen in a nightmare or dream?
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What did you feel as you pushed the knife?
Did all the strain disappear with this strife?
Did the lust for killing find you now
Or was it just your final bow?
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We remember our daughters and sons so true
Who stood for us in times when trouble grew
We honour you here and remember each one
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