Long Fairbrother Poems

Angles of Mercy
By
Kevin L Fairbrother

There is not to many of us that can say that the owe their existence on this earth to a Native in a Foreign country, in my case I can say...

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Smartest Duck Dog in the World
By
Kevin L Fairbrother

Old Bill had a dog he called blue
Claimed he was the smartest and
Best duck dog in the World and
Would give a demonstration to anyone who doubted

Bill was at...

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The Welcome Swallow
By
Kevin L Fairbrother
Every year just before the onset of Spring
The Welcome Swallow visits our farm
We have endured the harshness of Winter
And the Swallow a welcome site for sure

For the Swallow hails warming weather
Brings...

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The Pain of Drought

By

Kevin L Fairbrother



The road trains full of emancipated cattle roar by

Heading south to somewhere that is lush and green

For the big dry out west as tightened it’s grip

As the dry westerly winds...

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Living the Dream
By
Kevin L Fairbrother

From Hobart to Cape York from Perth to Sydney
And all the cities, towns and country in-between
I am visiting places on this Island I’ve never seen
Experiencing the highs and lows and living...

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She Won’t be Right, Mate
By
Kevin L Fairbrother
The world is a mess and getting worse
With so much conflict, wars and carnage
Environmental damage that can’t be un-done
We push Mother Nature to her limits
…
The climate is changing, the...

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A GUMMY FISHERMAN
By
Kevin L Fairbrother
The sheltered bay disguised what was to come
Around the headland we hit it head on
Four to five meter waves and breaking on top
And a wind that was building making lots of...

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Never Got the Chance(revised) 
By
Kevin L Fairbrother

I’ve moved on, left the hurt, I failed to cement my feelings
Feelings that have twisted and knotted deep inside my being
My wounded heart bears the pain, my mind a...

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Love of Slim At Kempsey
By
Kevin L Fairbrother
The music of Slim Dusty and his bush verse
Played night and day at the Kempsey Muster
A crowd of country music fans in their hundreds
Enjoyed the Slim Dusty memorial weekend

The...

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FROSTY
By
Kevin L Fairbrother
A Stock Horse… High Country Bred
Dark Palomino with white patches on his body and head
A solid well-muscled body and sturdy big boned legs
With strong shoulders and a massive muscled rear end
…
Sure footed FROSTY...

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A FISHERMANS TALE
By
Kevin L Fairbrother


Blowering Lake in the Snowy’s is the place to be
To catch a Yellowbelly or Silver Perch
Or if you are lucky a Murry Cod or a trout
They all live beneath the cold...

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RESPECT MOTHER NATURE
By Kevin L Fairbrother
Mother Nature has no boundaries, has no rules
We live within her bosom, for she demands respect
She alone has the power whether you live or die
No one can control her, though...

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I’m So Lucky
By
Kevin L Fairbrother
Been working with a mate, building a deck round a pool
40 square plus and made of treated pine timber
Big job for me for I am pushing 70 but me mate
Well he...

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BURNING DAYLIGHT by Kevin L Fairbrother

Burning Daylight what ever does it mean
Could be about your daily routine
Or the hours you work from daylight to dusk
Maybe it means how you use the daylight hours
For your own...

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ODE TO BADEN

by

Kevin L Fairbrother



Baden, Baden our best Mate

What gave you the right to decide your fate

You left this life much the same as you lived it

With guts, determination and strength

and gambled that you could...

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What is Love
By
Kevin L Fairbrother
Love is a word expressed in so many ways
It’s meaning known to those who reach out
With-out fear or favor, sharing body and soul
Their body language enhancing the feeling
…
Love can be like...

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Dog Master 

By 

Kevin L Fairbrother 

Fifty dogs all different in size and shape
Impossible to tell the type of breed, mate
All the dogs have a discriptive and unique name
Irene, knows them all, for none are...

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Making Hay 

by

Kevin Fairbrother

…

Gradually winter fades, spring has begun

The ground will warm up, the grass will grow

The winter rains, the spring sunshine, now for summer

This will make the grass grow and grow

…

The hot days with...

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SNOWY’S STILL WATERS
By
Kevin L Fairbrother
The rolling hills surround the lake
It’s still-waters glisten in the simmering heat
With nary a wave breaking on the shore
As echos of life now and past resound

The gentle sloping hills reach to...

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WIND

by

Kevin L Fairbrother



The wind, so cold, so bloody cold

Wraps it’s freezing breath around me

Aches my head, numbs my body

Sucks my energy and dulls my brain

……….

The wind it smashes, it breaks, bends and twists

Everything within it’s...

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A place we call Home 

By 

Kevin L Fairbrother 

The cold westerly winds rolls down the hills and across the plains 
The frost on the ground as thick as a man’s hand 
The air drawn...

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The Cider Gum (Eucalyptus Gunnii)

By 

Kevin L Fairbrother

The full Moon ablaze in the night sky

Beams down on the dead and dying Cider Gums

Their ghostly silhouettes, so white and stark

Now just a reminder of the past

…

The...

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STOP THE ROT
By
Kevin L Fairbrother
Who am I to judge or make comment?
Tell a story about the past and present
When I live and work in Australia
And can’t claim this place as my home
…
For the original inhabitants,...

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Thinking of Dusty and Singing with Slim

By Kevin Fairbrother, 17th of August 2013


As I travel the roads on the great outback
My mind takes the pictures of what I see
I wave to the travelers that wave...

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THE RIVER OF TAR
 
The River Of Tar
By
Kevin L Fairbrother

The river of tar… an artery
A means to access the highways
Branching through capillaries of roads
Penetrating the Australian landscape
...
The river of tar weaves and wanders
Through cities, towns...

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