[Editor: This poem by Marie E. J. Pitt was published in The Horses of the Hills and Other Verses (1911).] The Clan Call. I patted the head of a pony, By a Collins-street kerbstone tied, And my soul is sick for the old things And the feel of the world outside. I … [Read more...] about The Clan Call [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
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Woman [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
[Editor: This poem by Marie E. J. Pitt was published in The Horses of the Hills and Other Verses (1911).] Woman. A Reply. “God be sorry for women?” Nay, singer and sister woman, Sing the woman Triumphant! — “the face turned from the clod” — Wave of the mystical … [Read more...] about Woman [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
Mountain Myrtle [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
[Editor: This poem by Marie E. J. Pitt was published in The Horses of the Hills and Other Verses (1911).] Mountain Myrtle. Myrtle by the mountain rills! Dark-plumed monarch stern and scowling, You that hear the thunder growling And the black sou’-wester howling ’Mong … [Read more...] about Mountain Myrtle [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
Ballade of the Road [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
[Editor: This poem by Marie E. J. Pitt was published in The Horses of the Hills and Other Verses (1911).] Ballade of the Road. Between the living and the dead, Our waking and our sleep between, A ribbon, dark with hues of dread, That links the hidden with the … [Read more...] about Ballade of the Road [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
Gold and Grey [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
[Editor: This poem by Marie E. J. Pitt was published in The Horses of the Hills and Other Verses (1911).] Gold and Grey. O lightsome leaps the heart when the year is i’ the gold! When the skies are big with promise that the years may not withhold, When we gather in full … [Read more...] about Gold and Grey [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
The Reiver [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
[Editor: This poem by Marie E. J. Pitt was published in The Horses of the Hills and Other Verses (1911).] The Reiver. The floods are out on the flats to-night, Moaning and maddened and wild and red, Like a hooded serpent ready to smite, Old Mitchell rears in his … [Read more...] about The Reiver [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
Veiled [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
[Editor: This poem by Marie E. J. Pitt was published in The Horses of the Hills and Other Verses (1911).] Veiled. Sojourner of the peaks divine No gusts of human folly sweep, Fenced from the shadow and the shine That dapple Life’s disastrous deep! Hushed is the … [Read more...] about Veiled [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
The Horses of the Hills [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
[Editor: This poem by Marie E. J. Pitt was published in The Horses of the Hills and Other Verses (1911).] The Horses of the Hills. When cohorts of September Are marching down amain, We waken and remember Our fathers’ fields again. Old Winter’s ice-bonds slacken, His … [Read more...] about The Horses of the Hills [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt]
Acknowledgment [by Marie E. J. Pitt]
[Editor: This notation by Marie E. J. Pitt was published in The Horses of the Hills and Other Verses (1911).] Acknowledgment In publishing this little book I must thank many people, among them the proprietors of the “Bulletin,” (Sydney, Australia), the Melbourne “Herald,” … [Read more...] about Acknowledgment [by Marie E. J. Pitt]
The Horses of the Hills and Other Verses [by Marie E. J. Pitt, 1911]
[Editor: This book of poetry by Marie E. J. Pitt was published in 1911.] The Horses of the Hills And other Verses By Marie E. J. Pitt Contents [Acknowledgment] The Horses of the Hills Veiled The Reiver Gold and Grey Ballade of the Road Mountain … [Read more...] about The Horses of the Hills and Other Verses [by Marie E. J. Pitt, 1911]
Obituary: Mrs Marie E. J. Pitt [21 May 1948]
[Editor: A brief obituary of Marie E. J. Pitt. Published in The Argus, 21 May 1948.] Obituary Mrs Marie E. J. Pitt Mrs Marie Elizabeth Josephine Pitt, of Clarke st., Northcote, writer of many lyrics and ballads of the bush, in which she spent many years of her life, … [Read more...] about Obituary: Mrs Marie E. J. Pitt [21 May 1948]
Waratah [poem by Marie E.J. Pitt, 1944]
[Editor: A poem by Marie E.J. Pitt.] Waratah Waratah, once you were fire o’ the flame, When I plucked you high on the windy hill; O the sense of that morning is with me still — And Arthur sang on his way to the sea. Summer a-dapple with dancing light, A-lilt with … [Read more...] about Waratah [poem by Marie E.J. Pitt, 1944]
Karma [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt, 7 October 1905]
[Editor: A poem by Marie E. J. Pitt. Published in The Clipper, 7 October 1905.] Karma Up! comrades, up! the night has flown, The dawn breaks dim and grey! The bugle call of strife has blown! Arm! arm you for the fray! O’er hills which man’s injustice smote, The … [Read more...] about Karma [poem by Marie E. J. Pitt, 7 October 1905]
Marie E. J. Pitt
[Editor: This article provides links to some biographical information about Marie E. J. Pitt; for various works by her, click here.] Marie Elizabeth Josephine Pitt (née McKeown) was born in Bulumwaal, Victoria, on 6 August 1869. She married William Henry Pitt in 1893 … [Read more...] about Marie E. J. Pitt