[Editor: This poem, by Edward Hunt, was published in The Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW), 5 August 1946.] A Vision of Peace Since man dreamed dreams and visions saw The gleam of peace has caught his gaze, By prophet’s word and scholar’s lore And many a poet’s noble … [Read more...] about A Vision of Peace [poem by Edward Hunt, 5 August 1946]
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A Valentine [poem, 18 February 1825]
[Editor: This poem, regarding Valentine’s Day, was published in the Hobart Town Gazette, and Van Diemen’s Land Advertiser (Hobart Town, Tas.), 18 February 1825.] A Valentine. Once sweet flower of vernal hue, Giving thy sweets to air, When Flora charms the ravis’d … [Read more...] about A Valentine [poem, 18 February 1825]
New Year Bells [poem by J. W., 17 January 1896]
[Editor: This poem, by J. W., was published in The Fitzroy City Press (Fitzroy, Vic.), 17 January 1896.] New Year Bells. In the shadows I am sitting, listening to the pealing bells, Ringing out their joy and gladness, o’er the valleys and the dells; Ringing out their … [Read more...] about New Year Bells [poem by J. W., 17 January 1896]