The yarralumla diamond
On an outback station in Queensland
A diamond as big as your hand was
Stolen from poor old James cobbity,
by a convict that worked on his land
The con ran off like a cut snake
All over the bush and the trails
Till the troopers finally caught him
Somewhere in New South Wales
Despite all the floggings they gave him
He never would give up the place
Till the day that he met a young groomsman
And he gave him a map and a trace
The groom stole away with the diamond
He never did dare to sell
So passed the gem to his first son
Who in turn misfortune befell
He travelled out from Cooma..
his stockman by his side
Over the hills to queenbeyan where
the worst of the bush rangers ride
stand and deliver a bush ranger cries
but
The stocky Jumped up and swallowed the prize
A shot range out
the stockman lay slain
A murderous act for no earthly gain
They buried him out on the Gibbes place
The diamond among his Bones
Under a large deodar tree
where at night they say his ghost roams
A resting place fit for a governor
with the stockman still lying in state
Protecting the yarralumla diamond
He swallowed to help safe his mate
Ka, B
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A diamond as big as human hand was stolen from poor old James cobbity and this was so sad and thought provoking. But history had witnessed the incidence. Protecting the yarralumla diamond he swallowed. The diamond was so precious. An amazing historic poem is brilliantly penned.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Wonderfully penned poem with an interesting legend as its subject. Thanks for sharing. : -)