Edward Harrington Poems
- 1. Morgan
When Morgan crossed the Murray to Peechelba and doom
A sombre silent shadow rode with him through the gloom.
The wild things of the forest slunk from the outlaw's track,
The boobook croaked a warning, "Go back, go back, go back!"
... - 2. The Kerrigan Boys
By jove itâ??s hot on the track today, my flannel is soaked with sweat.
I think Iâ??ll sit in the shade a bit and wait for the sun to set.
I know of a decent camping place by the river beyond the town,
And Iâ??d rather carry my swag through there after the sun goes down.
... - 3. The Swagless Swaggie
This happened many years ago
Before the bush was cleared,
When every man was six foot high
And wore a flowing beard.
... - 4. There-s Only The Two Of Us Here
I camped one night in an empty hut on the side of a lonely hill.
I didnâ??t go much on empty huts, but the night was awful chill.
So I boiled me billy and had me tea and seen that the door was shut.
Then I went to bed in am empty bunk by the side of the old slab shed.
... - 5. The Bush Rangers
Four horseman rode out from the heart of the range,
Four horseman with aspects forbidding and strange.
They were booted and spurred, they were armed to the teeth,
And they frowned as they looked at the valley beneath,
... - 6. The Dead Come Home: Excerpt
'We answered to the call to arms, unquestioning and blind,
We trusted to the promises of those we left behind.
We gave our lives ungrudgingly. we did not flinch nor quail,
Strong in the splendid faith we held that justice must prevail,
... - 7. Hills Of Whroo
'Far below us in a hollow
Slumber'ing in the morning haze,
Lay the quaint, old mining township,
Relic of the Roaring Days.
... - 8. Lone Pine
Lone Pine! Lone Pine! Our hearts are numbly aching
For those who come no more,
Our boys who sleep the sleep that knows no waking,
Besides the Dardan-s shore.
... - 9. The Gentle Hint
The old man sat upon his swag his eyes were red and bleared.
I doubt he-d had a wash for days or even combed his beard.
He cadged my pouch and filled his pipe and calmly blew a cloud
-Some blokes ain-t got no pride- he said, -but I was always proud.
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Joanne: Debra Kells, the Edward Harrington poem you seek can be found on Trove, the National Library of Australia's database. It was first published in The Bulletin magazine in the 1930s.
Debra Kells: Recently I heard a poem written by Edward Harrington and it was called "Cats on the Roof", I was wondering if you could send me the words to that poem in particular please. I found myself having a good giggle at this one and would love to read it again. It is difficult to find and at this stage have not had any luck in finding it.
