Ballad Work Poems

Straight To The End Of The Isle,
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In the corners of our world
Lies a pain that we can't ignore
A cry for help, a call for aid
From those who hunger, cold and poor

Their...

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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...

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So dark, hand stretching and shaky
How deep, how far, how did I get here?
Too scared to cry, the heart beat slows
She shouts my name, ears...

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What Works
by Michael R. Burch

for David Gosselin

What works—
hewn stone;
the blush the iris shows the sun;
the lilac’s pale-remembered bloom.

The frenzied fly: mad-lively, gay,
as seconds tick his...

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I put my hand to the sun
To block out the rays as the heat had sorely won
A slight breeze cooled my face
A drink I thought...

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Set your willy on fire boys, 
set your willy on fire 
Dance and sing and hop and scream 
and set your willy on fire....

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why everyone asked, why?
they saw the plans and laughed at what they saw.
Professors, Doctors, and scientists across the world
said that what they saw in the...

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A Doctor’s surgery in North Adelaide
For an examination for me to make the grade
Perusing my X-rays and medical reports
Sitting with the doctor with his ruling...

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then they heard the singing
they were excited to have heard
the songs and music
they appalauded and stood
watching me as Picco
and her as Shelayla
they never knew how...

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THEY TRIED TO INCREASE THE LEVEL OF PRODUCTIVITY
THEY WANTED TO OUT PERFORM EACH NEW WAY OF DOING
THINGS
THEY SOUGHT REMEDY USING MACHINES, ROBOTS, HOVERCRAFTS
AND EVEN A...

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The wood turner takes a piece of wood
Gnarled and pitted as aged as it could
The holes are filled and bonded with resin
Which brings out the...

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Privilege
When the privilege first was given
When it was still crisp and new
When it had all others craving
For which is granted a small few
Then you reveled...

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The artist
As the sun has done its duty
For this part of earth today
It will gently make an exit
And just dim and fade away
And this spectacle...

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Like robots programmed to follow instructions,
Blinders on, looking straight ahead,
Walking along a fixed line, we keep step;
From bed to office, then office to bed.

Batteries recharged,...

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