Norah O’Neill
THAT Norah O’Neill is a sthreel, (1) And I’m talking the way that I feel,…
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Teddo Wells, Deceased
TIMES I think I’m not the man- Must be some mistake. Me among the also…
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The Pillar of the Church
FAITH, ’tis good to see him comin’ when the bell for Mass is flingin’ Gladsome…
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The Tidy Little Body
FAITH, and little Miss McCroddie was the tidy little body, Just as trim and prim…
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Said Hanrahan
“WE’LL all be rooned,” said Hanrahan, In accents most forlorn, Outside the church, ere Mass…
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Pitchin’ at the Church
ON the Sunday morning mustered, Yarning at our ease; Buggies, traps and jinkers clustered Underneath…
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Josephine
THE presbytery has gone to pot since this house-keeper came; She’s up-to-date and stylish; but…
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Vale, Father Pat
YES, that’s the hardest hand at all upon my frosted head- That telegram that brought…
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The Helping Hand
WHEN that hour comes when I shall sit alone, And ponder on the things that…
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Currajong
OLD Father Pat! They’ll tell you still with mingled love and pride Of stirring deeds…
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The Church Upon the Hill
A simple thing of knotted pine And corrugated tin; But still, to those who read,…
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The Kookaburras
FALL the shadows on the gullies, fades the purple from the mountain; And the day…
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His Father
WE meet him first in frills immersed, By everyone caressed and nursed, A bonny baby-rather!…
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When the Circus Came to Town
WHEN the circus came to town With its coaches and four, and its steeds galore, And…
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Six Brown Boxer Hats
THE hawker with his tilted cart pulled up beside the fence, And opened out his…
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The Old Bush School
‘TIS a queer, old battered landmark that belongs to other years; With the dog-leg fence…
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The Birds Will Sing Again
SHE saw The Helper standing near When grief and care oppressed; “A Great, Big God,”…
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