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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN ADJECTIVE, by W. T. GOODGE Poet's Biography First Line: The sunburnt - stockman stood Last Line: "_____!" Alternate Author Name(s): Goodge, William Thomas Subject(s): Language; Obscenity; Words; Vocabulary | |||
THE sunburnt _____ stockman stood And, in a dismal _____ mood, Apostrophized his _____ cuddy; "The _____ nag's no _____ good, He couldn't earn his _____ food_____ A regular _____ brumby, _____!" He jumped across the _____ horse And cantered off, of _____ course! The roads were bad and _____ muddy; Said he, "Well, spare me _____ days The _____ Government's _____ ways Are screamin' _____ funny, _____!" He rode up hill, down _____ dale, The wind it blew a _____ gale, The creek was high and _____ floody. Said he, "The _____ horse must swim, The same for _____ me and him, Is something _____ sickenin', _____!" He plunged into the _____ creek, The _____ horse was _____ weak, The stockman's face a _____ study! And though the _____ horse was drowned The _____ rider reached the ground Ejaculating, "_____?" "_____!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOWYOUBEENS' by TERRANCE HAYES MY LIFE: REASON LOOKS FOR TWO, THEN ARRANGES IT FROM THERE by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: THE BEST WORDS by LYN HEJINIAN WRITING IS AN AID TO MEMORY: 17 by LYN HEJINIAN CANADA IN ENGLISH by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA THERE IS NO WORD by TONY HOAGLAND CONSIDERED SPEECH by JOHN HOLLANDER AND MOST OF ALL, I WANNA THANK ?Ǫ by JOHN HOLLANDER |
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