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* Contents derived from the 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Pole Barnsi"Unchinked log cabins, empty now, or stuffed with hay", single work poetry humour (p. 2-3)
- The Colonial Poeti"For years I taught the glory that was Greece", single work poetry (p. 3-34)
- Shale Countryi"Watermelon rinds around the house,", single work poetry (p. 4)
- The International Terminali"Some comb oil, some blow air,", single work poetry (p. 5-6)
- Act Sixi"Act six begins", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Self as Subjecti"It always is, no matter what the theme.", single work poetry (p. 8)
- The Scarifieri"There's no one way that best describes", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Mangrove Swamp, Carnarvoni"This clutches, and demands", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Shark Bay Lagooni"Strange, that these warm sunlit shallows,", single work poetry (p. 11)
- A Dublin Memoryi"We were going up Sackville Street together", single work poetry humour (p. 12-13)
- Removing a Capi"The way a woman might pull a beanie", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Birthday Chokai"It is my birthday", single work poetry (p. 15)
- The Black Paperweighti"This afternoon, I placed the black paperweight", single work poetry (p. 18)
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Level Crossingi"An old man on crutches was crossing the road",
single work
poetry
(p. 19)The poem implicitly levels the uneven motion of a man on crutches, carrying his own fuel, with the uneven movement of every person's progress through life, as they carry plans and intentions along on 'makeshift thoughts.'
- Historyi"This is the lesson no-one forgets", single work poetry (p. 21)
- The Villainsi"If some great historian looks back", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Penieli"Someone is whispering my name tonight.", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- The Gifti"One day the gift arrives - outside your door,", single work poetry (p. 26-27)
- The Opening of Parliament House 1927i"The speeches done, the crowd has thinned", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- A Transienti"And then I see us falling", single work poetry (p. 30)
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