The Kid (C J Dennis Poems)
My son! . . . Them words, jist like a blessed song,Is singin' in me 'eart the 'ole day long; ...
C J Dennis Poems on Pain (32 Poems)
Termarter Sorce (C J Dennis Poems)
It was n't kid stakes. I 'ad no crook lurk To act deceivin', or to treat 'er mean.I'm old enough ...
Blokes (C J Dennis Poems)
Blokes ~ 'ErbDo you know 'Erb? Now, there's a dinkum sport. If football's on your mind, why, 'Erb's the sort ...
A Holy War (C J Dennis Poems)
Young friend! . . . I tries to duck, but miss the bus. 'E sees me first, an' 'as ...
Ginger’s Cobber (C J Dennis Poems)
'E wears perjarmer soots an' cleans 'is teeth, That's wot I reads. It fairly knocked me flat,"Me soljer cobber, be ...
Possum (C J Dennis Poems)
Jist 'ere it gripped me, on a sudden, like a red-'ot knife.I wus diggin' in the garden, talkin' pleasant to ...
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 ...
The Straight Griffin (C J Dennis Poems)
'Eroes? Orright. You 'ave it 'ow yeh like. Throw up yer little 'at an' come the glad;But not too much ...
A Woman’s Way (C J Dennis Poems)
Women is strange. You take my tip; I'm wise. I know enough to know I'll never knowThe 'uman female ...
West (C J Dennis Poems)
I've seen so much uv dirt an' grime I'm mad to 'ave things clean.I've seen so much uv death," 'e ...
Out West (C J Dennis Poems)
I've seen so much uv dirt an' grime I'm mad to 'ave things clean.I've seen so much uv death, ...
March of Memories (C J Dennis Poems)
Left, right - left, right . . . We march today for memories (the grizzled Digger said)Memories of lost dreams ...
Breathing-Time (C J Dennis Poems)
Peace, perfect peace. . . . Come, lay aside your gun.The danger zone is past; the gauntlet run.The bark of ...
The Reaper in the Bush (C J Dennis Poems)
He was lyin' on his bunk, In the hut behind the mill,Ravin' like a man wild drunk, Never silent, ...
A Song Of Anzac (C J Dennis Poems)
When I'm sittin' in me dug-out, with me rifle on me knees, An' a yowlin', 'owlin' chorus comes a-floatin' up ...
Old Town Types No. 16 – Mr Tank (C J Dennis Poems)
Twice one are two; twice two are four.I can still hear it floating thro' the old school door: Those childish ...
City of Dreams (C J Dennis Poems)
Oh, we might have a marvellous city Were we only less keen on cashLess avid for things -- more's the ...
The Shrine (C J Dennis Poems)
For them we have builded a temple To stand as a visible sign.For them we have builded a temple, ...
Playtime (C J Dennis Poems)
Brothers!(I address myself to that chosen few -- which includes you,My dear reader -- whoAre men of understanding, bright intellect ...
Fruits of Victory (C J Dennis Poems)
These be the fruits, O man who would out-loom The proudest Caesar of Rome's proudest story,When legion after legion marched ...
Bridles for Butterflies (C J Dennis Poems)
They must not talk....That strong and silent creature, The male of homo sapiens, bears the banWith calm aplomb. Speech is ...
Growing Pains (C J Dennis Poems)
Behold the undergraduate -- A most amusing fellowIn all his jesting up-to-date --His sense of humor is so great, His ...
Heat-Wave (C J Dennis Poems)
Day after day, week after burning week, A ruthless sun has sucked the forest dry.Morn after anxious morn men's glances ...
The Farmer’s Lament (C J Dennis Poems)
"The backbone of the country and the salt of all the earth" -- That was ...
Country Towns – Boort (C J Dennis Poems)
She knows the Mallee's tragedy Of thwarted hope, of pain,Of promise wrecked, when weak men flee And strong men pray ...
Carnival Time (C J Dennis Poems)
Now is the season of Carnival. Who's for the sunlit course?Who's for the beat of galloping feet And the day ...
The Golden Age (C J Dennis Poems)
Is it the dawn of a Golden Age And a swift release from pain?The politicians fight and rage Where doubt ...
March Flies (C J Dennis Poems)
Now comes the time when we douse flies With various kinds of sprays -The sand flies, and the house flies, ...
Convalescence (C J Dennis Poems)
Underneath a tree I lie,Watching with lack lustre eye, All those little trivial things Weakness after sickness brings;Watching birds flit ...
The Warrior King (C J Dennis Poems)
Albert, King of the Belgians, Lived for his whole reign thro'The father and friend of his people, Soldier and statesman, ...