[Editor: This poem by Kenneth Mackay was published in Stirrup Jingles from the Bush and the Turf and Other Rhymes (1887).] Skeleton Creek. Where leaves are wet with tears of spring, And odours rare of wattle bloom Float on the breath of winds that bring From forest … [Read more...] about Skeleton Creek [poem by Kenneth Mackay]
Kenneth Mackay (author) (1859-1935)
The Muster [poem by Kenneth Mackay]
[Editor: This poem by Kenneth Mackay was published in Stirrup Jingles from the Bush and the Turf and Other Rhymes (1887).] The Muster. The Stockyard posts are rotten, And weeds the panels fill; The stockmen are forgotten, Their whips for ever still. Gone is the rush … [Read more...] about The Muster [poem by Kenneth Mackay]
Randwick [poem by Kenneth Mackay]
[Editor: This poem by Kenneth Mackay was published in Stirrup Jingles from the Bush and the Turf and Other Rhymes (1887).] Randwick. Grand National Steeplechase Meeting, 12th June, 1887. There is dust in the air, and a grinding Of tires on the wheel-weary way , As, … [Read more...] about Randwick [poem by Kenneth Mackay]
To the Memory of Adam Lindsay Gordon [poem by Kenneth Mackay]
[Editor: This poem by Kenneth Mackay was published in Stirrup Jingles from the Bush and the Turf and Other Rhymes (1887).] Dedication To the Memory of Adam Lindsay Gordon. To your dear memory, poet horseman lying In that calm realm of deep and dreamless … [Read more...] about To the Memory of Adam Lindsay Gordon [poem by Kenneth Mackay]
Stirrup Jingles from the Bush and the Turf and Other Rhymes [by Kenneth Mackay, 1887]
[Editor: This book of poetry by Kenneth Mackay was published in 1887.] Stirrup Jingles from The Bush and the Turf and Other Rhymes. By Kenneth Mackay. Index. [To the Memory of Adam Lindsay Gordon] Randwick BUSH SKETCHES — The Muster Skeleton … [Read more...] about Stirrup Jingles from the Bush and the Turf and Other Rhymes [by Kenneth Mackay, 1887]
A Bush Idyl [by Kenneth Mackay, 1888]
[Editor: This book-length poem by Kenneth Mackay was published in 1888.] A Bush Idyl. by Kenneth Mackay, Author of “Stirrup Jingles,” &c, &c. Edwards, Dunlop & Co., Limited, Sydney, Brisbane, and London. 1888. Inscribed to my friend James A. … [Read more...] about A Bush Idyl [by Kenneth Mackay, 1888]