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Gumtops (Rex Ingamells 1935)

The Days of Delight [poem by Rex Ingamells]

2 July 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] The Days of Delight Three old men In drear desolation, Shaking their heads In shrill conversation: “Gone!” cries one, “Forever!” another; “The days of delight They are gone,” wails the … [Read more...] about The Days of Delight [poem by Rex Ingamells]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Gumtops (Rex Ingamells 1935), poem, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), year1935

By the Fire [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] By the Fire The gentle drum of rain upon the roof Is sorrowful but comforting to sorrow; And its dim reverberations Soothe the night. I am sitting by the fire, Watching the warm raying of its … [Read more...] about By the Fire [poem by Rex Ingamells]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Gumtops (Rex Ingamells 1935), poem, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), year1935

The Captive [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] The Captive See the lion, see the tawny king, Stretched on grey cement, With unregarding, dreamy eyes, Calm and innocent. See those limbs, so lax and statuesque; See that quiet head; And view … [Read more...] about The Captive [poem by Rex Ingamells]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Gumtops (Rex Ingamells 1935), poem, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), year1935

The Lady of Light [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] The Lady of Light It is black outside the house to-night, Big ghouls hold captive the Lady of Light; A dungeon chink if she peep through, They drag her and beat her from earth-man’s view; Beat her … [Read more...] about The Lady of Light [poem by Rex Ingamells]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Gumtops (Rex Ingamells 1935), poem, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), year1935

Sea-Things [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] Sea-Things I love the sea. Oh, how I love the sea! All ocean things are magic things to me. I love the solitude of ocean days, When up above me billowed canvas sways; I love the spray-sweet … [Read more...] about Sea-Things [poem by Rex Ingamells]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Gumtops (Rex Ingamells 1935), poem, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), year1935

Bully Hayes [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] Bully Hayes Across the scintillating tropic sea, A barquentine, with snow-white awning spread And sparkling sails, before a breeze has sped To anchor by an island, gracefully. Superb canoes, … [Read more...] about Bully Hayes [poem by Rex Ingamells]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Gumtops (Rex Ingamells 1935), poem, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), year1935

Fire Behind the Hills [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] Fire Behind the Hills I saw a fire behind the hills in the night. Red and sinister was the glow; Slowly it grew till it silhouetted The gums of the crest-lines like demons in a row. There was … [Read more...] about Fire Behind the Hills [poem by Rex Ingamells]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Gumtops (Rex Ingamells 1935), poem, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), year1935

In the Bush [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] In the Bush Far is the city. For a sojourn brief, Heart-free, I sleep and wake and wander here, Where Time, the busy thief, Becomes a guileless charmer, A most sweet disarmer. Around the … [Read more...] about In the Bush [poem by Rex Ingamells]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Gumtops (Rex Ingamells 1935), poem, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), year1935

The Mopoke [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] The Mopoke When Night was come upon the bush With stars and mounting moon, And magpies drowsed aloft in leaves, Forgetting their glad tune; Then some nocturnal spirit spoke, Echoing clear and … [Read more...] about The Mopoke [poem by Rex Ingamells]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Gumtops (Rex Ingamells 1935), poem, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), year1935

Laughing-Jacks [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] Laughing-Jacks (Written after a Trip from Cobdogla to Morgan by Canoe) The laughing-jacks lurked on both banks to chide At our presumptuous little Odyssey; With sudden scornful outbursts to … [Read more...] about Laughing-Jacks [poem by Rex Ingamells]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Gumtops (Rex Ingamells 1935), poem, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), year1935

By an Old Gum [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] By an Old Gum With half-closed eyes I saw by an old gum Black gleaming-bodied men stalk shadowily To trap the kangaroo, then others come, Loud with the zest of wild corroboree. I saw men flashing in … [Read more...] about By an Old Gum [poem by Rex Ingamells]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Gumtops (Rex Ingamells 1935), poem, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), year1935

Sale-Time [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] Sale-Time There’s dust and loud cracking of whips On the hot dry plain: The stockmen are droving the cattle in To the sales again. The children will hurry from school, When their lessons are … [Read more...] about Sale-Time [poem by Rex Ingamells]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Gumtops (Rex Ingamells 1935), poem, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), year1935

The Bullocky [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] The Bullocky A bullocky came at noon, With his lumbering team and slow, Leaving behind a heavy cloud Of red-dust hanging low. Up over the ridge he came, In worn-out, dusty clothes, Cracking his … [Read more...] about The Bullocky [poem by Rex Ingamells]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Gumtops (Rex Ingamells 1935), poem, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), year1935

Witchcrafts [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] Witchcrafts My campfire embers greyly glow; I lie beneath a giant tree, Whose leaves and twigs plot with the stars To weave new witchcrafts over me. The cricket’s rapid “Chack-a-chack!” Shrills … [Read more...] about Witchcrafts [poem by Rex Ingamells]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Gumtops (Rex Ingamells 1935), poem, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), year1935

The Bandicoot-God [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] The Bandicoot-God The Bandicoot-god, In sacred deeps ’Neath the plain’s thick crust, Through all time sleeps. Undreaming he lies Long nights and days, From stars far-hidden And the sun’s hot … [Read more...] about The Bandicoot-God [poem by Rex Ingamells]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Gumtops (Rex Ingamells 1935), poem, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), year1935

Comet and the Mountain Kangaroo [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] Comet and the Mountain Kangaroo The Mountain Kangaroo, In the night-time dim and cool, Comes down from the hills to the plain, To the lone rock pool. As tall is Comet, as strong, As the Mountain … [Read more...] about Comet and the Mountain Kangaroo [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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Excited Crows [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] Excited Crows In the MacDonnells once I saw, Where gums stood stark Against the first stars in the purpling dark, A noisy concourse of excited crows Burst from the glooming clouds of silent … [Read more...] about Excited Crows [poem by Rex Ingamells]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Gumtops (Rex Ingamells 1935), poem, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), year1935

Billy Gray [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] Billy Gray With two sturdy camels, A life ago, Billy Gray struck westward Where sunset’s glow Gave promises fine, In fiery stains, Of easily rifted Opal-veins. The months moved slowly Above … [Read more...] about Billy Gray [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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The Land of the Crow [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] The Land of the Crow Each dawn the sun with silver sheens The black crow’s wing, In far-off desert places, but No sweet notes ring. At eve the sun on sallow hills Flings flames of rose, And … [Read more...] about The Land of the Crow [poem by Rex Ingamells]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Gumtops (Rex Ingamells 1935), poem, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), year1935

Camels [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] Camels The mighty desert country Is treeless and quite bare, Except for clumps of saltbush stumps And spinifex and glare; Yet swart and turbanned Afghans, Lean Afghans, brown and strong, With … [Read more...] about Camels [poem by Rex Ingamells]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Gumtops (Rex Ingamells 1935), poem, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), year1935

The Afghans [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] The Afghans Four Afghans sit in evening light, With features dusked by turbans white, But eyes like sun-glow I’ve seen smoulder On a lonely desert boulder. In circle, cross-legged, they … [Read more...] about The Afghans [poem by Rex Ingamells]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Gumtops (Rex Ingamells 1935), poem, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), year1935

Forlorn Beauty [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] Forlorn Beauty O I have seen one flaming peak at dawn Across a sea of sand. Alone it stood, And bare of all but colour; no great wood Had up its sides a shaggy mantle drawn. Seared by the desert … [Read more...] about Forlorn Beauty [poem by Rex Ingamells]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Gumtops (Rex Ingamells 1935), poem, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), year1935

The Old Telegraph Station, Strangways [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] The Old Telegraph Station, Strangways It is the most unhappy place these eyes Have seen: forlorn old ruins crown A sandy knoll, whose ugly sides reach down To blazing desert under blazing … [Read more...] about The Old Telegraph Station, Strangways [poem by Rex Ingamells]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Gumtops (Rex Ingamells 1935), poem, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), year1935

A Boomerang [poem by Rex Ingamells]

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[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in Gumtops (1935).] A Boomerang This piece of hardwood, cunningly shaped, Was curved so evenly while picaninnies gaped At a Warrior who chipped at it with pieces of flint, And formed it by meticulous dint upon … [Read more...] about A Boomerang [poem by Rex Ingamells]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Gumtops (Rex Ingamells 1935), poem, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), year1935

Foreword [to “Gumtops” by L. F. Giblin]

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[Editor: This foreword by L. F. Giblin was published in Gumtops (1935).] Foreword Some individuality of character and habit have developed in Australia in the last 150 years, and the face of nature has always had an unique distinction. But this individuality and … [Read more...] about Foreword [to “Gumtops” by L. F. Giblin]

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