Emily Ann (C J Dennis Poems)
Government muddles, departments dazed,Fear and confusion wherever he gazed; Order insulted, authority spurned, Dread and distraction wherever he turned -Oh, ...
C J Dennis Poems on Government (17 Poems)
The Calm (C J Dennis Poems)
Brothers, have you observed the calm?Even the leaves of that symbolic palmThat denotes peace, political and otherwise, are scarcely stirredBy ...
Cackle (C J Dennis Poems)
Oh, my brothers do not wrangle. When the sweets of office dangle At a most inviting angle ...
The Great God Guff (C J Dennis Poems)
There was once a Simple People - (you, of course, will understandThis is just a little fable of a non-existent ...
‘Paw’ (C J Dennis Poems)
Haw!Ai've just obteened a pension for mai Paw.And you should hev seen the people that were theah. Re-ally, it was ...
The Liberal Constitution (C J Dennis Poems)
Jack Sprat would eat no fat, His wife would eat ...
The Anti-Socialist (C J Dennis Poems)
'Tis morn.An individualistic cockProclaims the fact.The dissipated cat sneaks home forlorn.'Tis time to get up and act!'Tis eight o'clock!The stern ...
In The First Elective Ministry (C J Dennis Poems)
In the neolithic age of our Australia, long ago,There dwelt a wise old chieftain, as you probably don't know;His royal ...
Gentlemen! (C J Dennis Poems)
Gentlemen! a politician,One who values his position,Stands, with easy confidence,Here before you on the fence.For he knows full well, good ...
Conducted Tour (C J Dennis Poems)
Walk up! Walk up to the Bureaucratic Fair!All the tasters and the testers and the tallymen are there. All the ...
The Expert and The Apricot (C J Dennis Poems)
The orchardist, with hope aglow,Sets out a crop of fruit to grow And sell it wisely where he can, Like ...
‘The Lone Wolf Of Canberra’ (C J Dennis Poems)
A man without a party, he Knows nought of obligationTo any friend; but, fancy free. He represents the nation.In lonely ...
Frank the Jester (C J Dennis Poems)
There's joy in legislative halls When Frank's in opposition;But gloom upon the Chamber falls When Frank holds high position.His merry ...
The Heritage Of Ease (C J Dennis Poems)
Are we so flabby, and are we so soft?I have pondered the question long and oft; And happy-go-lucky we may ...
‘But’ (C J Dennis Poems)
Tho' we seem to reach the turningAnd the Government is yearning To brings us swift releif, and make a cutIn ...
A Fair Risk (C J Dennis Poems)
Rashly I shot an arrow in the air, And, as my shaft into the zenith sped,I knew 'twas bound to ...