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Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 Past Present Future : Poems by 'Uncle Jack'
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Notes

  • Dedication: Dedicated to The Three Little Girls

Contents

* Contents derived from the Bullsbrook, Swan Valley area, Eastern Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:Veritas Publishing (Bullsbrook) , 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Of Life and Lovei"The Lord of Life made Galaxies so vast", Uncle Jack , single work poetry (p. 1)
Memoriesi"The first thing I remember, just before I was two", Uncle Jack , single work poetry (p. 3)
Parentsi"An old man, looking back at life, I owe", Uncle Jack , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
Autobiographyi"The house was old, the market garden small,", Uncle Jack , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
The Hami"When I was a very little boy", Uncle Jack , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
Migrant 1927i"A migrant new, one early morn I woke,", Uncle Jack , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
1930i"Everything went into recession,", Uncle Jack , single work poetry (p. 13-15)
Depressioni"In nineteen twenty-seven, when I was twenty-four", Uncle Jack , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Queensland Jacki"Summer was hot in twenty-eight", Uncle Jack , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
On Wari"I've lived through two world wars and all their sorrow", Uncle Jack , single work poetry (p. 21)
Marigoldsi"She was very thin, and only five,", Uncle Jack , single work poetry (p. 22)
Pompeiii"If you go to Europe on your travels,", Uncle Jack , single work poetry (p. 23-25)
Alligatorsi"I made a voyage in nineteen thirty-three", Uncle Jack , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
I'd Never Love Againi"My partner left me long ago - for forty years", Uncle Jack , single work poetry (p. 28)
Three Little Girlsi"The year I lost my Love was 1975,", Uncle Jack , single work poetry (p. 29)
Prisoners of Timei"You said you loved me", Uncle Jack , single work poetry (p. 30)
On Clearing Bushi"Returning to Australia after many years,", Uncle Jack , single work poetry (p. 31)
Mesasi"Cowboys and Indians in the 'Wild West',", Uncle Jack , single work poetry (p. 32)
Blue Hillsi"I used to listen every day", Uncle Jack , single work poetry (p. 33)
Dawni"Have you experienced the miracle of dawn", Uncle Jack , single work poetry (p. 34)

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Notes:
BAL Illustration Info: Peter Harrison
Last amended 4 Dec 2012 11:43:13
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