Poems by Kenneth Slessor
A Surrender
... Their bells with kissing, and their powder steal, ...
Captain Dobbin
... For at night, when the stars mock themselves with lanterns, ...
The Country Ride
... . . . And country wives with bare and earth-burnt knees, ...
Beach Burial with German Translation
... Oder mit uns kämpften, oder keines davon, im Sand jetzt zusammen, ...
Crustacean Rejoinder
... No doubt, it's very charming out in the sun, ...
Realities
... " she said But a stone Faun, clawed to the branches overhead, ...
In A/C with Ghosts
... . Down in the bowels of the bank, the ledgers lie rank upon rank, ...
Five Visions of Captain Cook
... s back, Vengeance in a cocked hat, to claim his price, ...
The Nabob
... Here's knife and fork, there's wine, and there's a barmaid ...
Talbingo
... As they did, ran with waters huge and clear ...
Burying Friends
... Their commercial value is not worth speaking about ...
Fixed Ideas
... Ideas and judgments: vivisection, the Baptist Church, ...
Waters
... Like thieves too early, dropping their swag by night, ...
Lesbia's Daughter
... Lived once, loved well, gave thanks, and won't return ...
New Magic
... I’ve seen such eyes grow suddenly dark, and droop ...
