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Dedication: For Betty / Beloved, you may be, as some would say, / Only a transient spark, / A flickering flame set in a lamp of clay ... / I care not, since you kindled in my dark / All the warm lustre of a summer's day.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Longford,
Northern Midlands,
Midlands,
Tasmania,:Northcote Publishers
, 1987 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Advanced Operational Base, 1942i"Swaggies have often been there:", single work poetry war literature (p. 1-2)
- After Seventyi"There is a difference now. The winds blow gentler", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Armament Commission, 1936i"`Dame Rachel Crowdy (a member of the Commmission)", single work poetry (p. 4-5)
- Beyond the Franklandsi"`Only in sackcloth can the Muse speak of such things'", single work poetry (p. 6-7)
- Come to My Fire, Old Friendsi"Come to my fire, old friends, where only friends belong", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Dame Kiri Te Kanawai"Sweet as bird calls at sunrise", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Early Risingi"Here lies one who sleeps", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Eucalyptus Grandisi"Night showers her blessings on a gentle union", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Eucalyptus Maculatai"Primaeval beauty, lingering through the years", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Eucalyptus Regnansi"Sunrise has brushed with gold and birds with song", single work poetry (p. 13)
- From Inlandi"Over Beechmont the sun drops out of scarlet", single work poetry (p. 14)
- From Mountford Hill, Longfordi"Pause as you come to Mountford Hill", single work poetry (p. 15)
- From the Mountainsi"Why not always", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Golden Whistleri"Comes this sweet singer, golden-breasted", single work poetry (p. 16-19)
- Gibbet Hill, Midland Highwayi"Cars now speed to town up Gibbet Hill.", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Home Thoughts from Abroadi"Soft winds from the south are blowing", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Hugo de Vriesi"Professor Hugo de Vries,", single work poetry (p. 21)
- I Climbed Mount Priestleyi"The wind is wild that blows man from his course", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- In Praise of Winei"It is, indeed, a tiresome road", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Lines for a Young Eucalypti"Here at my door, remote from kin, you grow", single work poetry (p. 25)
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