y separately published work icon Spectators on the Shore : Poems selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1975... 1975 Spectators on the Shore : Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Edwards and Shaw , 1975 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Poemi"The flag hangs still from the fort's last tower.", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 9)
A Thoughti"If you wake one night in a terrible fright", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 10)
Gullsi"Like conspirators disturbed at a plot,", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 11)
Desert Road Dawni"The colours of baked ground and sky", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 12)
Wrecked Schooneri"Split ends of timbers,", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 13)
Thisi"t", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 14)
One Stormy Nighti"one stormy night i went down", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 15)
A Poetic Gemi"'Twas in the year nineteen hundred and sixty-nine,", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 16)
Night Beachi"A dead box-fish (wafer", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 17)
Jurong Harbouri"Dawn mist in the air-", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 17)
Dune Haikui"Above, the mountainous", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 18)
Breakwater Haikui"Breakwaters at night", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 19)
Portrait of a Widoweri"Leaves on the lawn. The sea-breeze blows.", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 20)
An Old Songi"The Hero gained the legendary cave.", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 21)
Portrait of a Ladyi"She floats in a bubble of smoke behind her smoke-coloured lenses.", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 22)
Lament of a Provincial Academici"There is no intellectual ferment here,", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 23)
Tramp Freighteri"This is a ship for damp foggy nights", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 24)
Swingingi"Without knowing ships, you can know", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 25)
Work Boati"Is is somehow unlikely for this boat still to run", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 26)
Dinghy Sailingi"It must be hard to sail a boat without wonder--;", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 27)
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