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Dedication: This book is dedicated to Chris, Debra, Norman, Michael, Marcus, their partners and children, all of whom have given me the inspiration and love to write Poems from the Heart. Also Carol who has made this work possible. Many thanks for the long hours she has put into the production of this book.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Katherine,
Batchelor - Katherine area,
Top End,
Northern Territory,:Banksia Books
, 2000 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Love and a Strong Hearti"My heart is as strong as a mustang,", single work poetry (p. 11)
- The Widowed Pensioneri"I am a widowed pensioner and i live here all alone,", single work poetry (p. 12-14)
- My Garden of Rosas, single work prose (p. 15-16)
- A Summer Dayi"In the silence of the morn", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The Odd Couplei"There once lived an odd couple, who could not get", single work poetry (p. 18-20)
- The End of Bush Girli"She grew to womanhood, a lonely young girl in the", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- The Old Bush Huti"There's a hut on the banks of a fast flowing stream,", single work poetry (p. 23)
- The Swaggyi"The Swaggy packed his bluey, left his home in", single work poetry (p. 24-26)
- The Mineri"He sat by the campfire,", single work poetry (p. 27-28)
- Her Tribal Landi"Old Delamere Station, built on a high and rugged", single work poetry (p. 29-30)
- The Aboriginei"He stood on a high and rugged bluff, overlooking a", single work poetry (p. 31-32)
- How Come?i"In the early days everthing was fine, clothes were made", single work poetry (p. 33-34)
- What Price Progress?i"When I first came to Katherine, in June 1974,", single work poetry (p. 35-37)
- Corn Harvestingi"We looked for the horses in the winters pre dawn,", single work poetry (p. 38-39)
- Kauri Pine Gumi"Outback in the Tinaroo Ranges, where the great big", single work poetry (p. 40-41)
- Kalano's Naidoc 1999i"N is for Nine and fourteen years since Kalano", single work poetry (p. 42)
- Respecti"As we walk this march together", single work poetry (p. 43)
- The Returni"I followed the road that led over the hill", single work poetry (p. 45-46)
- The Coolibah Treei"As I looked out of my window", single work poetry (p. 47-48)
- Maple Treei"On a hillside close to a country town,", single work poetry (p. 49-51)
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