The Little Black Cormorant (C J Dennis Poems)
By inlet and islet and wide river reaches, By lake and lagoon I'm at home,Yet oft' the far forests of ...
C J Dennis Poems on Man (375 Poems)
Caesar Redivivus (C J Dennis Poems)
In the olive groves of Italy Men minds are all aflame;For the war-lust spreads thro' Italy, Where war-lords call the ...
Country Doctors (C J Dennis Poems)
The quiet country doctors Of many a country town,Whose lives are spent to service bent, With scant hope of renown ...
It’s No Joke to One Bloke (C J Dennis Poems)
Dear Comrade: In the game of politicsA Senator gits quite enough of kicks Without 'is photer sittin' in the press ...
A Cricket Casualty (C J Dennis Poems)
My dear, I'm awful shorry 'Bout gettin' home sho late.I orra been in hoursh ago; But you know how I ...
Gus (C J Dennis Poems)
Do you know Gus? Now, he should interest you.The girls adore him -- or he thinks they do.He owns a ...
Mother’s Day (C J Dennis Poems)
Matriarchy's coming fast, Matriarchy's here!Man's supremacy at last Finds the end is near.Since the days of troglodytes, Man, the lord ...
John Galsworthy (C J Dennis Poems)
Not for vague honors, not for treacherous power He lived and toiled thro' this, his earthy span;But to uphold and ...
A Dogs’ View (C J Dennis Poems)
I'm only just a common racing dog, Simple in habit, and my diet's plain.I have never had a longing for ...
The Fool and the Fire (C J Dennis Poems)
A fool and a bag in a belt of scrub, Cloudless skies and the still hot days,And the countryside's ...
The Silver-Eye (C J Dennis Poems)
Down among the strawberries, Up among the plums,Cheeping in the cherry-tree When early autumn comes,In our silver spectacles And sober ...
A Fair Exchange (C J Dennis Poems)
Would you be much impressed, my dear, Now you've adopted shorts,If males like me came dressed, my dear, In skirts, ...
The Old Shanty (C J Dennis Poems)
Look at 'em! Toffs with their big cigars,Drivin' along in their motor cars.Nothin' at all like the olden daysWhen the ...
The League Of Youth (C J Dennis Poems)
There was never a hint, when I was a boy,That the joy of the wilds might bring man joy;Never a ...
Echuca (C J Dennis Poems)
With wood and wool for Adelaide The paddle boats came downWhen here this spritely river maid Built up her river ...
To the Memory of Claude Marquet (C J Dennis Poems)
Because to him the wise gods gave Rare gifts, to lesser folk denied,He might have thriven, Mammon's slave,Rich in the ...
Hoch Der Hausfrau! (C J Dennis Poems)
Back to the kicthen, mein Gretchen! Back to the scullery, frau!You have dreamed your brief hour of a matriarch's pow'r: ...
The Traveller (C J Dennis Poems)
As I rode in to Burrumbeet,I met a man with funny feet;And, when I paused to ask him whyHis feet ...
The Lovers (C J Dennis Poems)
One idle hour she sought to see Whose image 'twas he cherished so(All fondly certain whose 'twould be), And found ...
The Ground Thrush (C J Dennis Poems)
I'm a business man; and I can't spare time For this fluting and fussing and frilling.The song of my cousin ...
The Drama (C J Dennis Poems)
Ah, well, the thing that lived lives on, And who are we to say it nay?When Vandal and when Goth ...
Heigh, Ho! (C J Dennis Poems)
Heigh, ho! But they're talking, talking,As the cold, hard streets we're walkingSeeking work at any wage,While the talkers rant and ...
Yarrawonga (C J Dennis Poems)
Yarrawonga by herselfLived too long upon a shelf She a stolid farmer's wife. Far remote from modern strifeDrowsily beside her ...
Kilts, Ye Ken (C J Dennis Poems)
Noo, ye ken, we'll see 'em agen, Waggling doon the street,While the baton twirls an' the piper skirls To the ...
Consummation (C J Dennis Poems)
They may be duds or they may be drones, Or legislators heaven-sent;But the A.L.P. for all atones When it gets ...
The Lips Of Ages (C J Dennis Poems)
Down thro' the ages these same sticksHave played on man their knavish tricks. Down thro' the ages these false lips ...
Our Cow (C J Dennis Poems)
Down by the slipralls stands our cow Chewing, chewing, chewing,She does not care what folks out there In the great, ...
Summer Sanctuary (C J Dennis Poems)
Not upon the crowded beaches Where the sun beats fierce and hot;Not upon the river reaches In a ...
‘Me, A Sinner’ (C J Dennis Poems)
Should it occasion much surprise That criminals should deal in blame,As all of us, and recognise The full depth of ...
All Fools’ Day (C J Dennis Poems)
Now is the day when arrant fools Play outworn tricks on sober men!But, for the thoughtful soul that schools His ...