[Editor: This poem by Louisa Lawson was published in “The Lonely Crossing” and Other Poems (1905).] Song of Bacchus. I laugh ha, ha! and I laugh ho, ho! For I think it a goodly thing To curse the high and to curse the low, And to rule both Beggar and King. The light … [Read more...] about Song of Bacchus [poem by Louisa Lawson]
temperance poetry
The Swagmen of the Darling! [by A. E. Grace, 25 February 1893]
[Editor: This poem by A. E. Grace was published in The Worker (Brisbane, Qld.), 25 February 1893.] The Swagmen of the Darling! Does a thought ever come to the men of the city, Who know nought of bush life — its troubles and trials — Of their brothers who merit a share … [Read more...] about The Swagmen of the Darling! [by A. E. Grace, 25 February 1893]
Died Drunk [poem by Agnes Neale]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] Died Drunk. [One morning a woman was found dead in a cell of the Police Station, Adelaide. She had died while in a state of intoxication.] In the dead of the silent night, When the stars … [Read more...] about Died Drunk [poem by Agnes Neale]