Underneath a tree I lie, Watching with lack lustre eye, All those little trivial things Weakness after sickness brings; Watching birds flit to and fro;

Another milestone gained and passe… Another 'rakkud’ broken, And this year’s deaths exceed the… Which is a hopeful token. America can ne’er look back;. . .…

Nay, Mr Speaker, let the ideal st… The picture that voters have in mi… Of Solons in debate far leagues a… Deep in the problems of poor human… Here where the Cotter wends by ve…

Ah, prithee friend, if thou has ou… Of love and kind regard for me Tell not you bore the stories drol… That yesternight I told to thee. Nor tell him stories of thine own,

Do you know 'Erb? Now, there’s a… If football’s on your mind, why, '… To put you wise. It’s his whole… Keen? He’s as keen as mustard on… Football is in his blood. He thi…

I met a lonely Labor man, Forlorn and pessimistic: Who’d not yet fallen ‘neath the ba… Of leagues antagonistic. With an expression greatly peeved,

‘E sez to me, ’Wot’s orl this fla… The papers torks uv nothin’ else b… An’wot’s ole England got snake-'e… An’ wot’s the strength uv callin’… ‘E sez to me, ’Struth! Don’t she…

Once upon a time, in days remote, A politician bought a vote. The price he paid is not quite cle… But probably a pot of beer Secured his end. But he got in;

When your dose is code as barble, Ad you sduffle all the day, Ad your head id is behavig Id a bost unbleased way; When your ev’ry joid is achig

A city clerk was Henry Brown, Whose suburb knew nor tram nor tra… And ev’ry morn he walked to town. From nine till five, with busy bra… He labored in an office dim.

Gold days give way to sudden rain, But what, I ask, of that? For I am my own man again, And gloom comes sprawling flat. Let grouchers grieve and nurse the…

I’d like to be a postman, and walk… Calling out, ‘Good Morning, Sir,… Ringing every door-bell all along… In my cap and uniform so very nice… Perhaps I’d have a parasol in cas…

As I went down a forest place At the closing of the year To find me peace, and gather grace In this green gladness here. I saw a scene I knew of old,

Once on a time a general whose nam… To the present generation as a nam… Once on a time this general - I t… This happened years and years ago,… This general once stood before his…

The earliest lady in the land, Her pride of caste is high. Where blue Corio’s gleaming stran… Dream 'neath a peaceful sky, She sat her down by her five towns…