The house was old it's thatched roof askew,
And pigeons did rule the loft.
Two hundred years since it was new,
Wattled and daubed next to Blackwell's croft.
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A poet I am not, tho' perchance some word,
Some phrase or picture painted with symbols
Of accepted poetic beauty, has pleased the mind,
Even the very soul of some sympathetic reader.
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Nay, I speak no ill of thee my brother
'tis against all that I desire to do to thee.
Would that I fain gladly above another
all of the good thou hast desired for me.
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Downunder - Australia
Dingo - Native dog
Giggery- Hollowed out tree limb used as musical instrument
Swagman - Gentleman of the road
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Spring’s Bower
Ah! Woe is me the veil I see
The veil of death hangs lower.
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What is life?
If in the race of life
I had faithfully run.
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