Queensland Poems - Poems about Queensland

...Surely I am not The only one I remember Thousands I walked with For a non nuclear stance Now Silence Even before Those brave humans That took on apartheid An battled The Queensland gov......Read the rest...

...Archibald the blue heeler was a loyal one Frolicking with his pal Rachel under the Southern sun Up for a game and a lick to the face Running around outside was their place And Rachel McCrow was......Read the rest...

...On the Outback Downs of Queensland There is the strangest light I have seen it first hand And it sure gave me a fright I was camped out while Lamb Marking On the Downs out Corfield way Hot da......Read the rest...

...There was a Ringer in the Basalt, Tiger Davis was his name As an acrobatic stockman, he was gifted with some fame On the station quite a hero, but a maniac in town He didn't win too many, but a fi......Read the rest...

...The Queensland National bought out the crowd of crowds, witnesses to the Grand Speticail! Advertised as A night of Feats and Wrestling; onlookers marveled at the sight of performance glory. ......Read the rest...

... "Some Men Some Women" some men think they can take it all away from us even death will not stop our voice from being heard we are strong, underneath the soft ......Read the rest...

... "Fathoms Deeper" What are these strange creatures? They swim in skins not their own calling us into them they amuse us we are fathoms deeper they are a lon......Read the rest...

...Raymond Littlejohn’s favorite bird to study was the lyrebird. He was an amateur ornithologist who recorded their sounds in the 60’s They are also called peacock-wrens and Australian birds of paradi......Read the rest...

...Scarlet green exotic plume bird on occasions, endemic to the wooded eucalyptus plot in torrid upper reach red winged flyer, blue stripe and grey beak species found in outer suburb niche, north......Read the rest...

...Moved to Queensland Always too warm Never any snow ever God, I miss up north......Read the rest...

...Heat creeps across unsuspecting December Screech of insects' pitch is matched to previous years Mirror humidity shimmer doesn't remember Last Summer a virus spread, inducing freshened fears Wu......Read the rest...

...Scott Morrision says the USA had slaves, Australia did not The Aborigines may disagree, and women in the church, along with boys WE heard the scandal (Maybe sex slavery is really FREE!) Now, I kn......Read the rest...

...I have this burning desire To find old mate I want to sit And chat with him Under a Gum and setting sun About what has come And what has passed Times of old Places we’ve been told Along the ......Read the rest...

...The True Story A Poem of the time, when as a 16 year old young fellow, and fresh from Blighty I spent 7 years as a Ringer in North Queensland, Australia. A Ringer is the Queensland name for a Stoc......Read the rest...

...I’ve watched those blokes on YouTube Building using primitive skills and gathering food I’ve come to the conclusion so readily To survive after the apocalypse won’t be done so easily For firstl......Read the rest...