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Issue Details: First known date: 1983... 1983 From My Destined Way
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Notes

  • Dedication: This book is primarily for my mother Queenie May who opened my mind to the magic of words in the beauty of verse...

Contents

* Contents derived from the Perth, Western Australia,:Artlook Books , 1983 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Preludei"You're about to read some lines I wrote", Bill Mather-Brown , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Marron Pooli"Long years ago I rode away", Bill Mather-Brown , single work poetry (p. 14)
Raini"All the drops had lights within.", Bill Mather-Brown , single work poetry (p. 16)
Daylight Fadesi"The daylight fades with the encroaching night,", Bill Mather-Brown , single work poetry (p. 16)
Lonely Traili"I think romance has passed me by,", Bill Mather-Brown , single work poetry (p. 18)
On Guard - New Guineai"There's no moon tonight,", Bill Mather-Brown , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Dear Sharnei"How often I have pondered whims of fate.", Bill Mather-Brown , single work poetry (p. 21-23)
Teneriffe 27-3-1977i"When I have sat and dreamed out", Bill Mather-Brown , single work poetry (p. 24)
For And Againsti"The wind song brings a memory,", Bill Mather-Brown , single work poetry (p. 26)
The Old Man Comethi"It was written somewhere,", Bill Mather-Brown , single work poetry (p. 27-28)
Salute To Youthi"I often think I've reached an age", Bill Mather-Brown , single work poetry (p. 29)
The Mandarin of Who Mun Chini"In the valley of Who Mun Chin", Bill Mather-Brown , single work poetry humour (p. 30)
Maternal Lovei"There are many verses written", Bill Mather-Brown , single work poetry (p. 33)
The Sound of Musici"I love the sound of music,", Bill Mather-Brown , single work poetry (p. 34)
The Song of Doomi"For those who sing the "happy song",", Bill Mather-Brown , single work poetry (p. 36)
The Wearer of the Crowni"The winds have died", Bill Mather-Brown , single work poetry (p. 37-38)
If You Should Carei"If you should care,", Bill Mather-Brown , single work poetry (p. 41)
That No Love Songs Were Writteni"When I am faced with knowing you, and yet,", Bill Mather-Brown , single work poetry (p. 42)
The Things That You Are Noti"You are not anything of fairy-tales,", Bill Mather-Brown , single work poetry (p. 44)
Eyesi"Grey eyes are the eyes that see", Bill Mather-Brown , single work poetry (p. 45)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Perth, Western Australia,: Artlook Books , 1983 .
      Extent: 91p., [21]p.of platesp.
      Description: illus., (some col.), port
      Note/s:
      • Plates by artists Frank Harding, Jenny Hunt, Bruce Malloch and Peter Robertson.
      • Includes author's Notes on the poems pp.[6-8] and a Foreword by Arthur Ellison.
      ISBN: 0864450362
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Last amended 15 Mar 2006 15:19:00
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