Out Back Comments

FINAL RESPONSE: CONGRATULATIONS being chosen by Poem Hunter and Team as The Classic Poem Of the Day.5 Stars and thank you for sharing this valuable poem

THREE and the sheds were all cut out; The publican's words were short and few, and the publican's looks were black And the time had come, as the shearer knew, to carry his swag Out Back

TWO: in the withering weeks of drought, The cheque was spent that the shearer earned, .

ONE: This poem is bit difficult to understand, but I have tried my best to give it a response, it goes like this: The old year went, and the new returned,

Mm I am the only poet on this round of this marvelous Welsh poet. This is a somewhat ironic poem with an existentially a expressionistic approach. I find therefore highly historical and very unusual.

A very enjoyable read

A beautiful poem. Well narrated.

An awesome poem with marvelous narration of the impact of scorching summer on the life of the poor. A great write indeed.

A remarkable descriptive poem, that has an inevitable rhythm, of the harsh life in the Outback.

The tempo seems jolly for such a grievous story of misery in the sun, dust, and flying insects. I enjoyed reading it but would surely resent such a lifestyle ~

The poem superbly reflects the bitter life experiences in the outback. The pains in life were captured by the poet in an excellent way.

The hard life in the Out Back is well depicted. Excellent poem

Weeks of drought! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

Such an interesting poem by Henry Lawson......

Wonderful imaginary and imagery. Great write. Thanks and congratulations to his soul for being selected this poem as the poem of the day.

With stinted stomach and blistered feet Awesome write. Thanks for sharing it here.

Nice work from a great poet the world has ever produced.....

All day long! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

This is the reality of a shearer life in the out back. It chanced one day, when the north wind blew in his face like a furnace-breath, He left the track for a tank he knew - 'twas a short-cut to his death; For the bed of the tank was hard and dry, and crossed with many a crack, And, oh! it's a terrible thing to die of thirst in the scrub Out Back This stanza nice..........

a very realistic picture of the life of a shearer in the Out Back.in a way it's a hard life but a free one, too.