Dummy Bridge (C J Dennis Poems)
If I'd 'a' played me Jack on that there Ten Sez Peter Begg, "I might 'a' made the lot.""'Ow could ...
C J Dennis Poems on Mothers (29 Poems)
Before the War (C J Dennis Poems)
Before the war, she sighs. "Before the war." Then blinks 'er eyes, an' tries to work a smile."Ole scenes," she ...
The Stror ‘At Coot (C J Dennis Poems)
Ar, wimmin! Wot a blinded fool I've been! I arsts meself, wot else could I ixpeck?I done me block complete ...
The Crusaders (C J Dennis Poems)
Peter the 'Ermit was a 'oly bloke, The parson sez, "wot chivvied coves to war." "Too right," I ...
‘A Gallant Gentleman’ (C J Dennis Poems)
A month ago the world grew grey fer me; A month ago the light went out fer Rose.To 'er they ...
Jim (C J Dennis Poems)
Now, be the Hokey Fly! sez Peter Begg."Suppose 'e comes 'ome with a wooden leg. Suppose 'e isn't fit to ...
Guardian Angels (C J Dennis Poems)
Brothers; even those of you who are already in the sear and yellow leaf, and full of years and ...
In Spadger’s Lane (C J Dennis Poems)
Ole Mother Moon 'oo yanks 'er beamin' dile Acrost the sky when we've grown sick o' day,She's like some fat ...
Cow (C J Dennis Poems)
Aw, go write yer tinklin' jingle, an' yer pretty phrases mingle,Fer the mamby-pamby girl, all fluffy frill an' shinin' silk.Them's ...
Kisses And The Rhythmic Principle (C J Dennis Poems)
My dear ladies - that is to say, those of you who may happen inadvertently to glance through this ...
The Little Homes (C J Dennis Poems)
We have heard the cheering, brothers, We have heard the martial peal;We have seen the soldiers marching And the glint ...
Armistice: To His Dead Cobber From The Sentimental Bloke (C J Dennis Poems)
I'm sittin' 'ere, Mick - sittin' 'ere today, Feelin' 'arf glum, 'arf sorter - reverent, Thinkin' strange, crooked thorts of ...
The Capital Site (C J Dennis Poems)
I hear them speak of a Fed'ral siteWhere shall arise a city bright -Mother, where is this bonzer spot?Shall we ...
The Chase of Ages (C J Dennis Poems)
Light of my lives! Is the time not yet? Lo, I've brooded on a starThrough many a year, with the ...
Anzac Square: What The Digger Said (C J Dennis Poems)
Said the Digger: "Soon forgot! Soon forgot, the deeds of war. Better so, may be. . . Why not? Beauty ...
Old Town Types No. 15 – Mrs Felix Donnett (C J Dennis Poems)
Mrs Felix Donnett was a lady of renown,For ten years her husband was mayor of the town; For ten years ...
When The Sun’s Behind The Hill (C J Dennis Poems)
There's a soft and peaceful feelingComes across the farming handAs the shadows go a-stealingSlow along the new-turned land.The lazy curling ...
Old Town Types No.15 – Mrs Felix Donnett (C J Dennis Poems)
Mrs Felix Donnett was a lady of renown,For ten years her husband was mayor of the town; For ten ...
Our Black Brudder (C J Dennis Poems)
O, fellow Australians, listen, attend: We must cease our contemptuous swearingAnd cursing and sneering at Bull's colored friend, For our ...
Old Town Types No. 3 – Mrs Dibbs (C J Dennis Poems)
Mrs Dibbs, the washerwoman, coming down the street,Shabby old "elastic-sides" on her funny feet As she toddles by the pub, ...
Fitzmickle Unbends (C J Dennis Poems)
Mr Fitzmickle, the martinet, Still with an iron handRules house and home. Like a peevish gnome He barks each curt ...
The Handicap (C J Dennis Poems)
I think I should suit, for I've knowledge minute Of all tickets, time-tables, and trains;All speedings and slowings and comings ...
‘The Yellow Tailed Thornbill’ (C J Dennis Poems)
I'm a fussy little fellowIn my kilt of glowing yellow; As about the garden ways I bow and bend.Many a ...
A Few Lines to Beauty (C J Dennis Poems)
Girls!You with the bobbed hair or Mary Pickford curls,Likewise you others Who still adopt the hair-dressing style, That makes the ...
The Elusive New Zoo Gnu (C J Dennis Poems)
They had a new gnu at the ZooAnd nobody knew.Tho' the keeper, they say, had a clue;And that's probably true,Since ...
My Scenario (C J Dennis Poems)
Oh, I've got a lovely story that I've thought out all myself. It will make a gorgeous picture, I am ...
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 ...
The Modern Cherub (C J Dennis Poems)
Give me a dad who knows his place And never gives me cheek,And a mother mild who treats her child ...
Modern Hygiene (C J Dennis Poems)
Mother, may I go in to swim? "My dear, you didn't oughter.I've heard of baths filled to the brim With ...