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Issue Details: First known date: 1949... 1949 Language of the Sand : Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Lyre Bird Writers , 1949 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Casuarinai"The last, the long-haired casuarina", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 11)
Swifti"Exhausted, this migrating bird", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 11)
The Curlewi"My doorway frames the stars, the low", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 12)
The Wagei"Magpies at morning in the cypress pine", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 12)
Boots and Shirt and Hati"Boots, shirt, and hat flung on the floor", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 13)
Note: Title appears as: 'Boots, Shirt and Hat...' First line appears as: Boots and shirt and hat flung on the floor
I Made My Versesi"I made my verses of places where I made my fires;", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 15)
And the Blacks are Gonei"But this sea will not die, this sea that brims", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 15)
Flowering Tea-Treei"I could not sleep, but listened to the sea", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 15)
Invocationi"Last night I spoke to you from where I lay", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 16)
Coming with Darknessi"And, looking up, white flowers were outspread", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 16)
Call on the Sea to be Stilli"Call on the sea to be still this night of the moon,", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 16)
Climbing the Gullyi"I rest with my hand on the cool bark of a gum,", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 16 - 17)
Communioni"Listening, I lie and hear the rain come on,", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 17)
Morningi"Morning so beautiful that the breathing trees", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 17)
Departurei"Beautiful even as Death this rain on the sea,", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 17)
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