[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XXXIV. The People of the Gates. The Great God sate in His council On the arch of a rainbow span, With the white Archangel Michael And Peter the Fisherman. In the court of Anointed … [Read more...] about The People of the Gates [poem by E. J. Brady]
The Ways of Many Waters (E. J. Brady 1899)
Homeward Bound [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XXXIII. Homeward Bound. With tallow casks all dunnaged tight, with tiers on tiers of bales, With cargo crammed from hatch to hatch, she’s racing for the sales; A clipper barque, a … [Read more...] about Homeward Bound [poem by E. J. Brady]
You and Us [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XXXII. You and Us. You do your pioneering, You clear the forest lands; To ploughing and to shearing You give your yeoman hands; But we were toilers ever, And we were exiles ever … [Read more...] about You and Us [poem by E. J. Brady]
A Ballad of the Flag [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XXXI. A Ballad of the Flag. The Lord hath loosed his thunder And let his lightnings free, And in a red robe walketh With Death upon the Sea. Then “Clear your decks for … [Read more...] about A Ballad of the Flag [poem by E. J. Brady]
“Which his Weakness is Women” [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XXX. “Which his Weakness is Women.” When first I met Dolores I swore — a ’prentice kid — ’Er Spanish eyes was glories: Gord ’elp me! So I did. But that was Valparaiso, Before I got … [Read more...] about “Which his Weakness is Women” [poem by E. J. Brady]
Nets Below the Gangway [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XXIX. Nets Below the Gangway. For the grey-nurse knows the barb-hook As the codfish kens the line, And the bull-whale’s blood is fountained Where the dripping lances shine, And the … [Read more...] about Nets Below the Gangway [poem by E. J. Brady]
Roll the Cotton Down [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XXVIII. Roll the Cotton Down. We sing no song of Right or Wrong, Or War, or Fame, or Duty; Our chanty free it still shall be Of ships, and beer, and beauty; So roll the cotton … [Read more...] about Roll the Cotton Down [poem by E. J. Brady]
A Rhyme of the Roads [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XXVII. A Rhyme of the Roads. They slope away from Greenwich To Mother Carey’s ground, The routes of outward-going, The tracks of homeward-bound: From Melbourne pier to Plymouth In … [Read more...] about A Rhyme of the Roads [poem by E. J. Brady]
How Jack Bowlin Steered “Jones.” [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XXVI. How Jack Bowlin Steered “Jones.” (As told by Barwon Joe.) Jack Bowlin wuz the joker’s name, A sailor chap wuz ’e, Who left his ship, the Golden Flame, To run away from … [Read more...] about How Jack Bowlin Steered “Jones.” [poem by E. J. Brady]
They Have Bound Us [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XXV. They Have Bound Us. The round world glows in its green and rose, And the full buds burst to bloom: The earth is ours with its wine and flowers — But the shore-shot rollers … [Read more...] about They Have Bound Us [poem by E. J. Brady]
Song of the Southern Trades [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XXIV. Song of the Southern Trades. The tall bergs Nor’ward straying Their sisters once have been — White ladies, still displaying Their fading charms serene; Lost maidens, gone … [Read more...] about Song of the Southern Trades [poem by E. J. Brady]
A Viking Foray [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XXIII. A Viking Foray. There’s an echo at the ford, Where a sobbing tide out-poured When the mid-sun rose a-noon; There’s a clamour on the hills, where the clear sky slowly … [Read more...] about A Viking Foray [poem by E. J. Brady]
The Great Gray Water [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XXI. The Great Gray Water. Now two have met, now two have met, Who may not meet again — Two grains of sand, two blades of grass, Two threads within the skein — Beside the Great Gray … [Read more...] about The Great Gray Water [poem by E. J. Brady]
The Passing of Parker [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XX. The Passing of Parker. No, you “’ave n’t ’eard of Parker,” as was with us in The Bay, Ah’ you “’ave n’t dropped acrost ’im in yer cruises,” as you say; An’ you ain’t a-go’n to … [Read more...] about The Passing of Parker [poem by E. J. Brady]
The Ways Are Wide [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XIX. The Ways Are Wide. Two women watched on a windy pier (Three turns and a line to pass!) And one was the drunken skipper’s dear, And one was a sailor’s lass; The full o’ flood … [Read more...] about The Ways Are Wide [poem by E. J. Brady]
Yankee Packet [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XVIII. Yankee Packet. Yankee packet’s down the water — Blow, my bully boys, blow; Third mate loved the skipper’s daughter — Blow, my bully boys, blow. Wey-hey-ho! Wey-hey-ho! Blow, … [Read more...] about Yankee Packet [poem by E. J. Brady]
The Wool Fleet [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XVII. The Wool Fleet. We have other tales for telling, we have other songs to sing, Who have looped the planet’s waters in a plait of tarry string; With a tarry rope a-tether, with … [Read more...] about The Wool Fleet [poem by E. J. Brady]
With Coal to Callao [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XVI. With Coal to Callao. They slewed her in to dump her load, And cleaned her aft and fore; They turned her out to take the road She’d taken oft before; All geared aloft, all free … [Read more...] about With Coal to Callao [poem by E. J. Brady]
Wool, Ho! [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XV. Wool, Ho! When the clipper fleet comes over, When the scent is on the clover, And the scarlet streaks the blue; When the Western sheds are ringing And the Western men are … [Read more...] about Wool, Ho! [poem by E. J. Brady]
McFee of Aberdeen [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XIV. McFee of Aberdeen. They’ve scraped her sides, and tarred her ropes, and patched her suit o’ sails; They’ve filled her full o’ varied stock for firms in New South Wales; She’s … [Read more...] about McFee of Aberdeen [poem by E. J. Brady]
Sarah Dow [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XIII. Sarah Dow. ’Er mother kep’ a lodgin’ place — I got to know ’er there — She ’ad the sunrise on ’er face, The sunset in ’er ’air. To other wimmen that I’ve met I’d rather not … [Read more...] about Sarah Dow [poem by E. J. Brady]
The For’ard Hold [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XII. The For’ard Hold. Oh, we all was tired o’ waiting in the spring of Eighty-three, When The Duke came up the ’arbour an’ was berthed beside the Quay; And the waiter breaks the … [Read more...] about The For’ard Hold [poem by E. J. Brady]
The Blazing Star [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] XI. The Blazing Star. Blazin’ Star, from Boston city — Yankee goods and kerosene; Foreign crew and cook and master; stout, old-fashioned brigantine. Hamburg-built and rigged and … [Read more...] about The Blazing Star [poem by E. J. Brady]
The Whaler’s Pig [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] X. The Whaler’s Pig. We shipped him at the Sandwich Isles — ’Fore God, he’s mostly nose! We’ve fetched him full eight thousand miles To fatten in the floes. The Arctic wind may … [Read more...] about The Whaler’s Pig [poem by E. J. Brady]
Laying on the Screw [poem by E. J. Brady]
[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in The Ways of Many Waters (1899).] IX. Laying on the Screw. You can dunnage casks o’ tallow; you can handle hides an’ horn; You can carry frozen mutton; you can lumber sacks o’ corn; But the queerest kind o’ cargo that … [Read more...] about Laying on the Screw [poem by E. J. Brady]