Forgotten People (Rex Ingamells 1936)

[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] The Valley Ages of moonlight have flooded down the valley, Whitening and shadowing the gaunt, stark mallee Ages of moonlight . . . And how can I speak Of its hueless glare on the sands of … [Read more...] about The Valley [poem by Rex Ingamells]

[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] Evening in the MacDonnells Look at the rocky range, wallowing in the sun’s glow. The fierce white sun sinks, regretted by the black crow. The black crows are calling, forlornly crying … [Read more...] about Evening in the MacDonnells [poem by Rex Ingamells]

[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] Loveliness Loveliness swims In the lake as the light dims, Skims, With vague form, In the warm Gold waves, far out — Where black duck silently drift about Before they rise with a dark … [Read more...] about Loveliness [poem by Rex Ingamells]

[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] Frogs Each night now, since the rains last week, The frogs keep croaking in the creek. I hear, ere sleep, the medleyed notes Escape the wet, moon-gleaming throats. There’s one old … [Read more...] about Frogs [poem by Rex Ingamells]

[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] Branches The beauty of sunset Lingers on old Wonder-webbed branches, Dazzling with gold. But stars in the moonset Struggle in vain, Clawed close into branches Which huddle … [Read more...] about Branches [poem by Rex Ingamells]

[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] Bush Cameo An old log-house homestead Of twisted mallee In a rich mist of sunset In an outback valley. Tan-legged children With towsled hair Romped radiant with a beauty Unbeknown to … [Read more...] about Bush Cameo [poem by Rex Ingamells]

[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] Colonization I stand upon this height that Flinders named And charted during his great voyaging From Leeuwin to Sydney. Out there flamed Upon the Gulf, with shrouds and sails a-swing In … [Read more...] about Colonization [poem by Rex Ingamells]

[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] Change Ages of time had idled by Under this temperate southern sky. Time that the white man put in mould Had been the black man’s age of gold: White man had records, sered and torn, Of all … [Read more...] about Change [poem by Rex Ingamells]

[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] Ulamba The stars watch with their wide, unwinking eyes. The winds are sharp. A-stalk with dew-wet feet, The warriors, early on the plain, surprise A kangaroo at drink for the day’s … [Read more...] about Ulamba [poem by Rex Ingamells]

[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] The Present and the Past I I have wandered all about the land, and seen The present and the past; and I have known Sorrow, when standing where the blacks have been, By a totem-rock or a … [Read more...] about The Present and the Past [poem by Rex Ingamells]

[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] Forgotten People I As the sun leaps up behind the range and throws His radiance round the gums upon the crest, All earth, it seems, remembers — all earth knows A pang whose bitterness … [Read more...] about Forgotten People [poem by Rex Ingamells]

[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] From a High Hill-Road From a high hill-road I saw, Against a line of low crests in the night, The city’s glitter and the city’s glare — A wide white sea of light, Monotonously lapping … [Read more...] about From a High Hill-Road [poem by Rex Ingamells]

[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] Long Ago Corroboree . . . Corroboree . . . Red fires all night: Men in the firelight, Twisting and turning Under contorted gums. Coo-ee . . . Coo-ee . . . Echoing over The calling of … [Read more...] about Long Ago [poem by Rex Ingamells]

[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Forgotten People (1936).] Black Children Where now uninterrupted sun Is shrivelling the sheaves, Black children leap and laugh and run Beneath a sky of leaves; And where the farmer thrashes wheat With steel … [Read more...] about Black Children [poem by Rex Ingamells]