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John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (author)

New Poems [by John Shaw Neilson, 1927]

29 May 2022 · Leave a Comment

The front cover of New Poems (1927), by John Shaw Neilson

[Editor: This book of poetry by John Shaw Neilson (given here as “Shaw Neilson”) was published in 1927.] New Poems by Shaw Neilson Contents. April Weather Colour Yourself for a Man Green Lover Half a Life Back He Sold Himself to the Daisies Lament … [Read more...] about New Poems [by John Shaw Neilson, 1927]

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He was the Christ [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

29 May 2022 · Leave a Comment

John Shaw Neilson

[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Ballad and Lyrical Poems (1923).] He was the Christ. Our laws, the wisest, haste to die: Our creeds like idle tales are told: The loving heart, the lips that bless, The shadowy centuries make not old. This … [Read more...] about He was the Christ [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: 500x500, Ballad and Lyrical Poems (John Shaw Neilson 1923), John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (author), poem, religious poetry, SourceIACLibrary, year1923

Heard at Mulcahy’s [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

29 May 2022 · Leave a Comment

John Shaw Neilson

[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Ballad and Lyrical Poems (1923).] Heard at Mulcahy’s. Heard in the depth of the night Out where the timid souls go; Brief as the life of a spark, A lover could whisper as low: — A sob, or a sigh, or a … [Read more...] about Heard at Mulcahy’s [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

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Ballad and Lyrical Poems [by John Shaw Neilson, 1923]

29 May 2022 · 4 Comments

The front cover of Ballad and Lyrical Poems (1923), by John Shaw Neilson

[Editor: This book of poetry by John Shaw Neilson was published in 1923.] Ballad and Lyrical Poems by John Shaw Neilson Contents. [Preface.] All the World’s a Lolly-shop Along a River As Far as My Heart can Go At the End of Spring Break of … [Read more...] about Ballad and Lyrical Poems [by John Shaw Neilson, 1923]

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Old Granny Sullivan [booklet by John Shaw Neilson, 1915]

28 May 2022 · Leave a Comment

John Shaw Neilson

[Editor: This booklet, consisting of the poem “Old Granny Sullivan” by John Shaw Neilson (given here as “Shaw Neilson”), was published in 1915.] Old Granny Sullivan By Shaw Neilson A pleasant shady place it is, a pleasant place and cool — The township folk go up … [Read more...] about Old Granny Sullivan [booklet by John Shaw Neilson, 1915]

Filed Under: books booklets pamphlets Tagged With: 500x500, booklet, John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (author), memories, old age, poem, recommended poetry, SourceSLV, year1915

Beauty Imposes [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

25 March 2015 · 1 Comment

[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse (1938).] Beauty Imposes Beauty imposes reverence in the Spring. Grave as the urge within the honeybuds, It wounds us as we sing. Beauty is joy that stays not overlong. Clad in … [Read more...] about Beauty Imposes [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Beauty Imposes (John Shaw Neilson 1938), John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (author), poem, SourceIACLibrary, year1938

I Spoke to the Violet [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

25 March 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse (1938).] I Spoke to the Violet Shy one, I said, you can take me away in a breath, But I like not the coat that you come in — the colour of death. The silence you come with is … [Read more...] about I Spoke to the Violet [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Beauty Imposes (John Shaw Neilson 1938), John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (author), poem, SourceIACLibrary, year1938

Sunday Evening [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

25 March 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse (1938).] Sunday Evening Homeward, still homeward The calm folk ride, And the unsoiled children In dreams abide. Homeward, still homeward, Fond arms display Flowers and calm … [Read more...] about Sunday Evening [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Beauty Imposes (John Shaw Neilson 1938), John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (author), poem, SourceIACLibrary, year1938

The Poor Can Feed the Birds [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

25 March 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse (1938).] The Poor Can Feed the Birds Ragged, unheeded, stooping, meanly shod, The poor pass to the pond: not far away The spires go up to God. Shyly they come from the … [Read more...] about The Poor Can Feed the Birds [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Beauty Imposes (John Shaw Neilson 1938), John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (author), poem, SourceIACLibrary, year1938

He Saw the Jig [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

25 March 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse (1938).] He Saw the Jig He saw the jig, he said, an emerald thing With speech of love, whose blood is liberty: It lies beyond the fiddler and the string. Hotly it tells how … [Read more...] about He Saw the Jig [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Beauty Imposes (John Shaw Neilson 1938), John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (author), poem, SourceIACLibrary, year1938

Golden Fugitive [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

25 March 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse (1938).] Golden Fugitive To a departing Smoker Parrot Moonlight and sunrise ran about your wing, Lightning and sundown, every joy in yellow Came for your raiment and your … [Read more...] about Golden Fugitive [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Beauty Imposes (John Shaw Neilson 1938), John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (author), poem, SourceIACLibrary, year1938

The Time of Tumult [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

25 March 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse (1938).] The Time of Tumult Joy in the wilderness, joy in the mart: A mystery beats in at every door; The tender thoughts assail the tender heart; In the undimmed the little … [Read more...] about The Time of Tumult [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Beauty Imposes (John Shaw Neilson 1938), John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (author), poem, SourceIACLibrary, year1938

The Long Week-end [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

25 March 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse (1938).] The Long Week-end Beauty she fought for, she had need to spend; The foreman that she feared in all her woes Leaves not a cloud. How fortunate she goes Upon the long … [Read more...] about The Long Week-end [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Beauty Imposes (John Shaw Neilson 1938), John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (author), poem, SourceIACLibrary, year1938

Uncle to a Pirate [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

25 March 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse (1938).] Uncle to a Pirate Often at eventide we go To a tempestuous picture-show. Gently I hold his heedless hand In that preposterous Wonderland. Pistols we see and big blue … [Read more...] about Uncle to a Pirate [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Beauty Imposes (John Shaw Neilson 1938), John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (author), poem, SourceIACLibrary, year1938

The Vine that is a Friend [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

25 March 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse (1938).] The Vine that is a Friend Arthur is old, and being overwise, He will not cease to taunt me night and day: He does my water-drinking much despise. He is monotonous and … [Read more...] about The Vine that is a Friend [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Beauty Imposes (John Shaw Neilson 1938), John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (author), poem, SourceIACLibrary, year1938

The Crane is My Neighbour [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

25 March 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse (1938).] The Crane is My Neighbour The bird is my neighbour, a whimsical fellow and dim; There is in the lake a nobility falling on him. The bird is a noble, he turns to the sky … [Read more...] about The Crane is My Neighbour [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Beauty Imposes (John Shaw Neilson 1938), John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (author), poem, SourceIACLibrary, year1938

The Road to the Hospital [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

25 March 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse (1938).] The Road to the Hospital (Over this road, running west through the Gardens to the Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, mothers carry their children day by day) This is the … [Read more...] about The Road to the Hospital [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Beauty Imposes (John Shaw Neilson 1938), John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (author), poem, SourceIACLibrary, year1938

The Theme Eternal [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

25 March 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse (1938).] The Theme Eternal (Replying to a fellow rhymer who complains that a beautiful young girl is using cosmetics) Great is the theme, good brother, you have chosen; Sweet is … [Read more...] about The Theme Eternal [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Beauty Imposes (John Shaw Neilson 1938), John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (author), poem, SourceIACLibrary, year1938

Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse [by John Shaw Neilson, 1938]

25 March 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This book of poetry by John Shaw Neilson was published in 1938. In this book, the poet gives his name simply as “Shaw Neilson”.] Beauty Imposes Some Recent Verse By Shaw Neilson Contents [Publisher’s note] The Theme Eternal The Road to the … [Read more...] about Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse [by John Shaw Neilson, 1938]

Filed Under: books booklets pamphlets Tagged With: Beauty Imposes (John Shaw Neilson 1938), book, John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (author), SourceIACLibrary, year1938

To a Sea Curlew [poem by John Shaw Neilson, 1942]

5 March 2015 · 1 Comment

[Editor: A poem by John Shaw Neilson. Published in the Jindyworobak Anthology, 1942.] To a Sea Curlew Unwanted, uninvited, supercilious — Such impudence I have not heard before. Your constant invitation to be bilious Insults me to the core. Luckily your cowardice is … [Read more...] about To a Sea Curlew [poem by John Shaw Neilson, 1942]

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The Sundowner [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

1 November 2014 · 2 Comments

[Editor: A poem by John Shaw Neilson. Published in Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse (1938) and the Jindyworobak Anthology, 1942.] John Shaw Neilson The Sundowner I know not when this tiresome man With his shrewd, sable billy-can And his unwashed democracy His … [Read more...] about The Sundowner [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Beauty Imposes (John Shaw Neilson 1938), John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (author), poem, SourceIACLibrary, year1938, year1942, yearsX2

The Gentle Water Bird [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

30 August 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Collected Poems of John Shaw Neilson (1934).] The Gentle Water Bird (For Mary Gilmore) In the far days, when every day was long, Fear was upon me and the fear was strong, Ere I had learned the recompense of … [Read more...] about The Gentle Water Bird [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Collected Poems of John Shaw Neilson (1934), John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (author), poem, SourceIACLibrary, year1934

The Ballad of Remembrance [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

30 August 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Collected Poems of John Shaw Neilson (1934).] The Ballad of Remembrance I met a man out Bathurst way in the middle of the year, He had an honest, kindly face and eyes without a fear; A pleasant man to look upon … [Read more...] about The Ballad of Remembrance [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Collected Poems of John Shaw Neilson (1934), John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (author), poem, SourceIACLibrary, year1934

Song for a Honeymoon [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

30 August 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Collected Poems of John Shaw Neilson (1934).] Song for a Honeymoon The bells have bidden me speak my heart; and the glistening pair I know Have both defied me to fashion a song to quicken them into the glow; Have … [Read more...] about Song for a Honeymoon [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Collected Poems of John Shaw Neilson (1934), John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (author), poem, SourceIACLibrary, year1934

The Bard and the Lizard [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

30 August 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Collected Poems of John Shaw Neilson (1934).] The Bard and the Lizard The lizard leans in to October, He walks on the yellow and green, The world is awake and unsober, It knows where the lovers have been: The … [Read more...] about The Bard and the Lizard [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Collected Poems of John Shaw Neilson (1934), John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (author), poem, SourceIACLibrary, year1934

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