Thursday, January 1, 2004

A Bush Lawyer Comments

Rating: 2.7

When Ironbark the turtle came to Anthony's lagoon
The hills were hid behind a mist of equinoctal rain,
The ripple of the rivulets was like a cheerful tune
And wild companions waltzed among the grass as tall as grain.
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A B Banjo Paterson
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bri edwards 11 February 2022

line 5: 'no whit', usually used as 'not a whit', 'whit' meaning 'smallest particle' ;) bri I LOVED THE POEM. ;))))

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JamesT 11 July 2022

Have you heard of poeti licence? To maintain the perfect meter for which A B Paterso

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bri edwards 11 February 2022

line 2: spell it 'equinoctial', definition '2: relating to the regions or climate on or near the equator stanza 4: 'crawfish' are not fish, but crustaceans

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JamesT 11 July 2022

Again, 'poetic licence'.

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Jose gonzalez 11 February 2022

Ah that age old lesson it is better to share cause when you get greedy you get nothing

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Chinedu Dike 11 February 2022

A free flight of creativity on winged imagination......

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MAHTAB BANGALEE 11 February 2022

Law in naughty circle; comedian maze! I enjoyed this poem

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Unnikrishnan E S 11 February 2022

Same story here.

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Unnikrishnan E S 11 February 2022

There is a famous Folk Tale in Malayalam. Two kittens who were friends had a dispute on sharing a piece of bread. They approached a monkey to mediate, who cheated them off the entire bread.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 11 February 2022

True most deserving good poem being the Classic Poem Of The Day 5 Stars full on TOP

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Dr Antony Theodore 23 July 2020

A crawfish at the point of death came drifting down the drains. Said he, " I'm scalded to the heart with bathing near the bore." The turtle and the water rat disputed his remains, For crawfish meat all day they'd eat, and then they'd ask for more. Very good poem. tony

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Edward Kofi Louis 23 July 2020

Hustle and bustle! ! With the rustle of the trees! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Ruta Mohapatra 23 July 2020

Witty and funny! It is like the Panchtantra stories. Thanks for sharing!

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Ramesh T A 23 July 2020

This reminds me of the story of two cats' dispute in sharing a piece of cheese going to monkey who trying to divide equally eats the whole and goes off! This shows united we stand, divided we fall! Thanks for sharing!

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Brian Taylor 19 February 2019

This a great poem.

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A B Banjo Paterson

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