Australia Day in Ninety-nine
The word came speeding down the line
For working hard and very long
Our son had gone and got a gong.
But now it is Two Thousand Plus
And there&rsq... Read More
I often walk past houses that are rather down at heel
With roofs that are quite rusty, and the paint about to peel.
Sometimes there’ll be a rambling rose, sometimes a lemon tree,
But... Read More
The river gleams like glass
Along its banks royal jacarandas
Make their purple pledge of summer.
Sealed in my steel cocoon I spin along
Past offices and shops, the ABC
And gre... Read More
It was a case for compensation
Before Mr Justice Lawler
Brought by an injured deck-hand
Who had been working on a trawler
He chose to represent himself
For, truth to tell, he had no wealth.
The ... Read More