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Issue Details: First known date: 1977... 1977 Pageantry for a Lost Empire : Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the West Melbourne, Melbourne - West, Melbourne, Victoria,:Nelson , 1977 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Goldi"Selling to the silver merchants", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 1)
The Inheritancei"The manifest reads: chest of old", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 2)
Australiai"Somewhat a dropped blob on a map", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 3)
Afterwardsi"His children walk out for good and", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 4)
The Glovei"Thrown in - a glove! full dress for a", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 5)
Tenant at Number 9i"Predicament: a corner of", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
Hermitagei"Into the Draconian years", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 8)
The Historiansi"I fall around like a pillow", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 9)
Pageantry for a Lost Empirei"Ailing spouse, brats, cows, hens, spavined", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 10-13)
A Slow Drink at the Plazai"Days of old wall calendars with", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
The Housewife's Storyi"All the time that sheik had with", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Conflagrationi"The man raced wildly through a burning", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 18)
Husband and Wifei"The fool-found touch of her hand", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 19)
The Cherry-Treei"`Nothing for nothing'... and I speared", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
Night Poemi"Perhaps a reason why I don't", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 22)
Last Yearsi"So the novel years of life are", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 23)
Reflections on Mortality : I : the Braini"Because I was mazed in the brain's jungle,", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Reflections on Mortality : II : Child to Chancei"No! I wouldn't admit that I am", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 26)
Reflections on Mortality : III : for the Godsi"The reply to all souls, of course,", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 27)
Reflections on Mortality : IV : for the Prizesi"All prizes are bits and pieces", John Blight , single work poetry (p. 27)
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