Autumn. There’s blue in the sky, and there’s blue in the sea, And a blue mist is veiling the mountains from me. A blue wren is calling his mate from the bower, And there is the butterfly over the flower. There is gold in the sunshine and gold in the sand; And gold in the … [Read more...] about Autumn [poem, 26 May 1928]
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There Be Ladies [poem, 22 November 1928]
There Be Ladies. (By Alexander Turner.) There be ladies, who by night Are a wonder and delight; But when freshly comes the dawn Where is then their beauty gone? Starry-pale anemones Shining deep among the trees; Children of the cool-breathed night, Even so do … [Read more...] about There Be Ladies [poem, 22 November 1928]
Fractures [poem by Dorothea Mackellar, 7 January 1928]
[Editor: This poem by Dorothea Mackellar was published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, NSW), 7 January 1928.] Fractures. When I was very little I heard the grown-ups say Old Reuben’s leg was broken — It filled me with dismay, For when I broke my doll’s leg The … [Read more...] about Fractures [poem by Dorothea Mackellar, 7 January 1928]
Friendship [poem, 16 August 1928]
Friendship [poem, 16 August 1928] [Editor: This poem was published in 1928, attributed to Gwen Trent; however, it was also published in 1934, attributed to R. Ambrose Roberts. It could be assumed that Gwen Trent, being noted in the earlier publication, is the original … [Read more...] about Friendship [poem, 16 August 1928]