Beyond the Black Stump out far,
there shines a bright guiding star.
Over'n across the rolling greens,
through the clear water streams,
there are mountains over the seas,
with endless plains of gum trees.
A bushman with his swag and hat,
upon his good old horse he sat,
he rode through this unique place,
upon his horse with glee on his face.
Up 'round the bend he rode,
hummin' a cheerful bushman's ode.
He rode his horse 'round the bend,
through the bush, his only friend.
To find a place to rest his head,
under the stars he'll roll out his bed,
under a tree, with a billabong near,
below skies ever so clear.
He'll camp 'ere for the night
rest up 'til break of daylight.
He pulled his bluey out of his swag.
Then his tucker he went to snag,
have his feed with his billy tea,
then lay his head under a gum tree.
To rest well in the peaceful night,
as wonders appear in the moonlight.
Beyond the Black Stump out far,
there shines a bright guiding star.
Where a bushman will forever abode
humming a cheerful bushman's ode,
in a place of endless gum trees,
you'll hear soft hummin' in the breeze.
Author notes
'Beyond the black stump' is Australian for 'the outback'
A contest entry
- Australia, Australia we love you by emeraldsoldier.
750 points, ended April 3, 2007, 8 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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This has a Matilda feeling
bouncy singing along but i wont put that onto anyone ...........thank you for the read
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Good work mate and congrats for the silver
Bazza
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this was....wonderful it was so easy to picture this bushman humming as he rode along not a care in the world. this poem took me away to a place were i was free, and for that i thank you.
emeraldsoldier AKA sam
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A beautiful poem of our country. Very nice descriptions, repetition and rhyme.
Luck for the contest.
DancingRed. -
this is just stunning... you write of our country so well... iwishyou luck in your contest.. Aussies Rock
cheers
jen
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AWESOME !
What an excellent poem for our great country you have posted here. I wish you well in this contest
Great indeed.
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your rhyming doesnt seemed forced. which impresses me because you're poem isn't really long but it isnt really short either, and people tend to draw out things and in turn their rhyming goes to shit. thanks for the read though, i assure you ( not that you need any ) that this piece is wonderfully rhymed.
audry -
EXCELLENT!!! this could very well be a song!!! I have no idea how to do that, but I bet you could easily turn this piece into lyrics. I love the usage of slang write: "He'll camp 'ere for the night" "Over'n across the rolling greens"...etc.
Great imagery! It read like a story, a good one at that.
*Rianna
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What an amazing use of imagery!
"Over'n across the rolling greens,
through the clear water streams,
there are mountains over the seas,
with endless plains of gum trees."
Beautiful
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Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi
Great write!! Always love reading works about our beautiful country Good luck in the contest!!
love and peace
halleluja
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