[Editor: This poem was published in the “Sun Rays of the Week” column, in The Newcastle Sun (Newcastle, NSW), 1 January 1921.] 1921 We turn another leaf today, Page 1921; What will be written, who can say, In 1921? For many changes there will be In home and town, in … [Read more...] about 1921 [poem, 1 January 1921]
New Year
Happy New Year! [poem, 1 January 1921]
[Editor: This poem was published in Smith’s Weekly (Sydney, NSW), 1 January 1921.] Happy New Year! Here’s to the New Year, solvent and gay, Kicking his heels in the new-mown hay! Here’s to the pessimist down the field Who reckoned the rain would spoil the … [Read more...] about Happy New Year! [poem, 1 January 1921]
When New Year’s Day Comes Round [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1 January 1939]
[Editor: A poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, published in The Sunday Times (Perth, WA), 1 January 1939.] When New Year’s Day Comes Round (By Dryblower.) Time registers another notch On his eternal track. His cohorts keep his ward and watch In castle and in shack. Since … [Read more...] about When New Year’s Day Comes Round [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1 January 1939]