[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Wild Cattle. Wild cattle from the Wingen, Two hundred head of stores, On hills and ranges mustered, And by the lone, salt shores; Through sunlit forests stringing, Along a Gippsland … [Read more...] about Wild Cattle [poem by E. J. Brady]
Bells and Hobbles (E. J. Brady 1911)
Northern Morning [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Northern Morning. Cool dews lie on the lilies yet that ride in purple ranks, Like galleys from the Isles of Sleep, along the river banks. As lifted souls from Earth set free, pale swamp-mists … [Read more...] about Northern Morning [poem by E. J. Brady]
Northern Night [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Northern Night. The blistered roof, ’neath which we dwell, Blazed out across the Bay When Night in cooling quiet fell With Sunset, gold and gay; But now the breeze will freshen ’till An … [Read more...] about Northern Night [poem by E. J. Brady]
Gerringong [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Gerringong. I wonder if the red blood dances through some young heart like wine As, in the green Shoalhaven springtime it pulsed a-fire through mine? I wonder if, when Morning marches his … [Read more...] about Gerringong [poem by E. J. Brady]
The Call of London [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] The Call of London. I have heard the Call of London, Yea, the savor rising sweet Of its fleshpots, down in Fleet-street When success is at your feet. Now the mail hath brought a … [Read more...] about The Call of London [poem by E. J. Brady]
Where the Saltbush Grows [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Where the Saltbush Grows. I am sitting in a garden, by a harbor prospect fair, And a green world glows around me into distance ev’rywhere; And the petals fall in showers Like a snowstorm of … [Read more...] about Where the Saltbush Grows [poem by E. J. Brady]
Settlers on the Rise [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Settlers on the Rise. The monarch hills above it Are crowned by sombre trees, That billow to the skyline Like dark, Titanic seas. At eventime, the shadow Of one great giant lies Across a … [Read more...] about Settlers on the Rise [poem by E. J. Brady]
Collar and Yoke [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Collar and Yoke. “’Twas ‘bullicks’ made the country,” The man from Jindabayne, Red-whiskered, lean and hairy, Asserted once again. The chap from Rocky River, Squint-eyed and squat and … [Read more...] about Collar and Yoke [poem by E. J. Brady]
When Watts Went Out to Yugilbar [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] When Watts Went Out to Yugilbar. The summer days, through heat and haze, Had browned the meadow lands, And in its flow sang soft and low The river on its sands — The river wide that once in … [Read more...] about When Watts Went Out to Yugilbar [poem by E. J. Brady]
Daly’s Threshing [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Daly’s Threshing. It was “threshing” down at Daly’s, and the bearded bushmen rode Over mountain gorge and gully, where the creeks, clear-watered, flowed: From the slopes, and through the … [Read more...] about Daly’s Threshing [poem by E. J. Brady]
Deserted [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Deserted. No welcome smoke uprearing Blue spirals in the sun, No axes down the clearing Announce a day begun. The noontide shadows find it In wearing silence still; Dark fall at eve behind … [Read more...] about Deserted [poem by E. J. Brady]
Rain in the West [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Rain in the West. The “second class” is gay to-night, As down the gleaming rail She thunders by, a line of light, The roaring Western Mail. The “first” enjoys a fresh cigar, — Contented … [Read more...] about Rain in the West [poem by E. J. Brady]
Snowy River [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Snowy River. The proud hills’ peerless daughter, A-singing as she goes The natal songs they taught her, Old Kosciusko knows She bears the Great Salt Water His message from the … [Read more...] about Snowy River [poem by E. J. Brady]
Coasts of Dream [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Coasts of Dream. The window of my sick room fronts A screw-tormented bay, Where porcine Commerce squeals and grunts, And wallows day by day. Fat, vulgar tramps, in moving cloud Of smoke, … [Read more...] about Coasts of Dream [poem by E. J. Brady]
Riverine [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Riverine. Its level lands are spread away To meet the setting sun; Fierce summers o’er them scorch and slay The grass blades, one by one; Long, wicked droughts have dried their … [Read more...] about Riverine [poem by E. J. Brady]
Outposts [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Outposts. Beyond the noisy railway; outside the postal roads, Where swing no swaying coaches, no coaster wharfs her loads; Where brood dark-gullied ranges, where brown plains meet the sky … [Read more...] about Outposts [poem by E. J. Brady]
Green Gravel [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Green Gravel. Green gravel, green gravel, the grass is so green The fairest young lady that ever I’ve seen — Children’s Rhyme. Oh Molly, when the grass was green, When I was King and you … [Read more...] about Green Gravel [poem by E. J. Brady]
Bells and Hobbles [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Bells and Hobbles. When our feet are in the stirrups, And our hands are to the reins, When the cities lie behind us And before us spread the plains, There’s a song of night and morning That … [Read more...] about Bells and Hobbles [poem by E. J. Brady]
For Your Birthday [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] For Your Birthday. Buds of the Summer Roses, Crimson, and gold, and white, Bells of the splendid Lilies, Freshened with dews of night; Blooms of old-fashioned gardens, Blooms of the Open … [Read more...] about For Your Birthday [poem by E. J. Brady]
Bells and Hobbles [by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This book of poetry by E. J. Brady was published in 1911.] Bells and Hobbles By E. J. Brady Contents [For Your Birthday] Bells and Hobbles Green Gravel Outposts Riverine Coasts of Dream Snowy River The Black-Soil Teams Rain in the … [Read more...] about Bells and Hobbles [by E. J. Brady]