Best Dinkum Poems

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My thoughts scattered,
my soul leaned toward
running on a Roman sword.

The enemy,
a futile life,
recoiled from this soldier's knife.

"Come live this way,"
the beckoned plea.
(Live less than you are, they mean.)

Oblivion
awaits us all.
I'll own my end, not the less....

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WE’RE FAIR DINKUM DANCING TONIGHT

We’re fair dinkum dancing tonight,
oh what a beautiful sight,
the rain’s pouring down -
there’s mud all around.
We’re fair dinkum dancing tonight.

We’re fair dinkum dancing tonight,
the music has set us alight,
and it’s long overdue -
us getting wet through.
We’re fair dinkum dancing tonight.

I don’t...

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