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52 poems — showing 1–48
’Is ’Arp
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
A pommy pea named ’Arry ’Urst,1926→War, service & remembrance
“Ave Maria”
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
They dragged me out of No Man’s Land.1926→Love, family & domestic life
“Pink”
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
(Private David Simcock, known as ‘Pink Top,’ died a hero at the Dardanelles).1926→War, service & remembrance
“Thy Will Be Done!”
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
“Thy will be done!” the phrase is sweet1926→Mining & goldfields
A List to Port
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
Fathoms deep on the ocean floor,1926→Love, family & domestic life
A Week Away
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
“I’m going down to Harbortown; I’ll be a week away,”1926→War, service & remembrance
Armistice
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
Seconds of silence, heart-beats of sorrow,1926→Western Australian life & satire
Beyond
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
Hushed are the raving, choking cries,1926→War, service & remembrance
Booze
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
(The barque Gwydyr Castle brought spirits and beer equalling 3000 barrels and thirty casks of ginger ale.)1926→War, service & remembrance
Bricks of Beer
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
You talk of your old “Golden Shanty”1926→War, service & remembrance
Christmas Camp
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
The miles are long in Mulgaland,1926→Mining & goldfields
Cooking and Patching Their Dungaree Pants
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
(The woman said she was sick of cooking and patching his dungaree pants at the mulga mine.)1926→Drinking & pub life
Dossin’ Outer Doors
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
(The President of the London School of Medicine recommends sleeping in the open air).1926→War, service & remembrance
Fighting in France
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
Perth daily paper ad.:—1926→Mining & goldfields
Gimme the Ground
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
The more that I see about science —1926→War, service & remembrance
Gore-dliness
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
(The Boxing Stadium was crowded on Christmas Day)1926→Mining & goldfields
His Quest
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
It was out beyond the Bulong track we met him swagging in,1926→Love, family & domestic life
In the Sand
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
The tugging railway engines pant1926→War, service & remembrance
It Appears
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
In every population in our cities and our towns,1926→Mining & goldfields
Leah Fouracre
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
Peace to the ashes that lie1926→War, service & remembrance
Look at His Left Lapel
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
Look at his left lapel.1926→Mining & goldfields
Mick
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
The fire’s gorn down in the parlor grate1926→War, service & remembrance
Mill Point
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
Mill Point, Mill Point, Mill Point, in the morning1926→War, service & remembrance
Mrs. Flannagan’s Frock
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
It was back in Coolgardie in pioneer days1926→War, service & remembrance
My Love
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
My love’s not like the lilies fair,1926→War, service & remembrance
My Son
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
I have given you unto the Empire,1926→Western Australian life & satire
Nickin’ In
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
I am sitting in the stalls —1926→War, service & remembrance
On Nights Like These
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
(Written during the fearful Trevessa storm.)1926→Bush & working life
Out Back
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
We have toasted ourselves in the city1926→War, service & remembrance
Pints That I’ve Refused
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
The gaunt earth gasps beneath the sun1926→Love, family & domestic life
Renunciation
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
Renunciation clangs its cruel chords1926→Love, family & domestic life
River
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
River, O River, hath menial and master,1926→Mining & goldfields
Shicker, I S’pose
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
I’m writing this rhyme on an East-bound ship1926→War, service & remembrance
Signals
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
Since man made love in prehistoric times,1926→Love, family & domestic life
Snores
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
It was the old night-porter1926→War, service & remembrance
Some Girls Ago
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
Some men mark time by Melbourne Cups,1926→War, service & remembrance
Teach ’Em To Shoot
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
When you’ve done with your frivol and fooling,1926→Love, family & domestic life
Tell Us, Little Toad
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
(A little toad, taken from under the slate and cement at Day Dawn, was estimated by geologists as having been embedded there thousands of years.)1926→War, service & remembrance
The Aliens
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
They come not as an open foe1926→War, service & remembrance
The Blind
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
HELP ye the Blind that cannot help themselves,1926→Love, family & domestic life
The Confession
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
Don Juan lay dying, as Don Juans do,1926→War, service & remembrance
The Devout Lover
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
’Twas by the sandy Crawley Spit1926→War, service & remembrance
The Doctor’s Story
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
“It happened,” said the doctor, “in a hospital out back,1926→War, service & remembrance
The Rhymes Our Hearts Can Read
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
We are sated of songs that drone the praise,1926→War, service & remembrance
The Saddest and the Gladdest
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
“What is the saddest sight you’ve seen in all the wide, wide world?”1926→War, service & remembrance
The Smiths
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
We had many problems set us when Coolgardie was a camp,1926→War, service & remembrance
The Sport
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
He wears a yellow hat and buttoned boots,1926→War, service & remembrance
The Storm
Edwin Greenslade Murphy (“Dryblower”)
I am the storm:1926→