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Dedication: To my friends in many places these few simple thoughts are offered with affection and gratitude for all their friendship has meant to me through the years.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Perth,
Western Australia,:Victor Desmond Courtney
, 1963 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- As We Pass Byi"It is a one-way journey for all of us as we pass on the passage through life.", single work poetry (p. 9)
- A Smilei"The cheapest thing we can give the world", single work poetry (p. 10)
- What Is He Getting Out of Iti"What is he getting out of it? This is", single work poetry (p. 11)
- The Man with One Armi"One day in the black years of the century", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- It Is so Easy to Condemni"It is easy to condemn our fellows or the", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Peacei"The sweetest word in the English language is Peace.", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Judasi"In the hosts of pathetic figures in history", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- One Fine Dayi"One day during the last war, I walked", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Good Mothersi"Men build statues and monuments to commemorate", single work poetry (p. 19)
- It Can't Be Donei"It is not hard to imagine the number of", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- Faithi"A life without faith of some kind is not", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Feari"Fear is the cause of most of the troubles", single work poetry (p. 23)
- The Dreamersi"Through the ages the dreamers have been", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Ordinary Peoplei"Dictators may strut for their little hour,", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Nursery Rhymesi"Every now and again learned persons arise", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Christmasi"To many today Christmas is regarded as a", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Lonelinessi"Lonliness [sic] selects its victims from all", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Tolerancei"The need for tolerance is a part of our every", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Contrastsi"Life is measured by contrasts.", single work poetry (p. 30)
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