How's it goin' mate?
Struth, what's that on yer 'ead?
A Bloody donkey feeder,
Is what I would 'ave sed.
Gotta keep the sun off
Stone the bloody crows,
I don't need to brighten up
My ear tips or my nose.
The sun's so 'ot I cook my eggs
On a bloody sheet a tin
An I pour the butter on my toast
'Cause the fridge 'as gorn agin.
I doan know where we'll all
End up in this bloody 'eat
It's so flamin 'ot I can smell
My own sweaty flamin feet.
Authors Note:
There is a lot of poetry written in the vernacular about, for instance, the heat of Australian summers. 45 degrees celcius is fairly common well away from the coast.
In a list
A contest entry
- Anzac Day - Australian Terms by Shelly Beattie.
1200 points, ended April 30, 3 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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The wit and humor are priceless
Thank you for writing and posting as well as I enjoyed the educational comments left regarding Kipling.
As always it is a pleasure to read you.
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Hello Cheryl, welcome to the vernacular. this one qualifies as an Aussie 'bush poem'.
Rough and ready like the uninhabited bushlands. Thank you for you visit and comments, I do appreciate them.
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This made me laugh out loud. They say we are in for a hot one this year. Being red-haired & of Celtic descent I burn badly....so I am a bit ambivalent about a real scorcher that's really bloomin' 'ot!
This poem reminds me of some of Kipling's lighter moments.
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MY friend I sympathise with you. Stay away from our place as the sun would burn you to a crisp. Glad you liked my bit of Australian colloquialism. Thanks for the Kipling reference.
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This is from one of my columns:
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was born in Bombay, India to an English family. His father was John Lockwood Kipling the author & illustrator of Beast & Man in India. In his time he was widely regarded as the unofficial poet laureate. He was the first English writer to receive the Nobel prize. Kipling was a prolific writer & is in many ways as controversial now as he was then. He has been both accused & praised for his poetry which can run the full gamut, according to many, from cynical realism to vulgar jingoism. His main achievement was to introduce a diction more realistic than his more aesthetic contemporaries, yet many believe he didn't explore the form nearly enough. Many of his poems are highly enjoyable though, he had a great gift for rhyme & scansion.
I thought you might like it (if you haven't seen it already).
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Thank you my friend. Kipling has long been one of my favoured writers. I have a collection of his works on my bookshelves. I have not delved into his history but am aware of his ability to be controversial. I call that his skill in being able to write in many ways. My eyes are not what they used to be so my reading is somewhat curtailed these days, but I still manage to read a little of many authors on a regular basis, and enjoy them all. Lis says I am the perpetual student, but I think I am just curious. Variety is the spice of life, particularly in writing and reading.
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There's nothing wrong with being the perpetual student, you're always learning something new...& that can't be bad!
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I try to keep an open and receptive mind. I worked in a "3rd world country" for some years and the open mind approach probably saved my life as well as improving my education. It's all good.
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Scientia Potestas Est ~ Francis Bacon (Knowledge Is Power)
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A good piece of colloquial humor Bob - I love the accent. Happy trails.
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Thanks David, I do not go for colloquialisms much as the form is understood best by those who use it often. The site is international and there must be hundreds of forms unique to certain areas. It was a fun write just the same.
Glad you liked it.
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Flippin excellent Bob. The imagery that comes from your words gives the reader a real insight into a sad situation... Bless you...mal
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Thanks Mal. The vernacular does give another dimension to the situation. The upgrading of general education has made it a bit out of date now. Shame, as it's quite a flowery language and quite musical.
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loved it mate... taint nothing like the Australian vernacular
fair dinkum write mate
cheers
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Thanks mate. The Aussie vernacular is quite unique and very flowery really. Pity it is not used much anymore.
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Love it! It's Anzac Day tomorrow and here in NQ it's 30 degrees and about 105% humidity... cooling off nicely!
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Yep, tomorrow is the big day for some, some very sad remembrances for others.
Glad I'm not up there John, it's only 23 here and 46%. Nice !. It is a bit dry though, could use some rain to lay the dust.
Thanks for your visit and comment, much appreciated.
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LOL
Ahhh...there's nuffin' like a blisterin' hot day in the Aussie sun. This was loads of fun. Loved the Aussie lingo and accent you used here. A green and gold write my friend (hope it gets you a gold though)
...alby 
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Thanks Alby, I should know this language, I have worked in places years ago where this kind of talk was almost normal.
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Wonderful
Thankyou for entering, very very funny well done
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Hello Shelley. I have worked in places many years ago where this kind of language was fairly common in usage. Thanks for your visit.
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Bob
I love the last two lines especially. Damn what a vivid descrption of a wicked day. lol. Great job.
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Hi Bob, Just a bit of a trip back in time to another era. Some people in the 'outback' used to talk just like that.
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LOL This is so funny. What a great poem. I'm still chuckling.
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Hi Janice, you were supposed to chuckle a bit, we're a weird mob, us Aussies.
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Excellent bit of Aussie slang and humour
Best of luck to you 
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Thanks Julie. Janice asked all Aussies to put something in, so I did.
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Yes...it's a shame there aren't more bothering to enter
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It ain't easy, yer know, finkin of wat usta be sed alla time. We really do not have a position in our modern social strata for such linguistic liberties.
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Guess you're right
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