Thursday, January 1, 2004
The Sick Stockrider Comments
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Hold hard, Ned! Lift me down once more, and lay me in the shade.
Old man, you've had your work cut out to guide
Both horses, and to hold me in the saddle when I swayed,
All through the hot, slow, sleepy, silent ride.
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Adam Lindsay Gordon
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7/29/2025 12:19:05 PM # 1.0.0
Our English teacher was a bit of a devil for making us learn epic poems at Wallsend Grammar School in the late 1940's. I managed quite a bit of this one, but didn't quite make it in full. But it's nice to read it over again to refresh my memory. It's a very graphic poem, and you can almost feel the sweat running down your forehead when you read it. Get me a drink of water somebody!
:) nice comment.. funny.. Thanks Alan