Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A SINGER OF THE BUSH, by ANDREW BARTON PATERSON


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First Line: There is waving of grass in the breeze
Last Line: And the combat I sing.
Alternate Author Name(s): Paterson, 'banjo'
Subject(s): Fate; Singing & Singers; Spring; Destiny


There is waving of grass in the breeze
And a song in the air,
And a murmur of myriad bees
That toil everywhere.
There is scent in the blossom and bough,
And the breath of the Spring
Is as soft as a kiss on a brow --
And Springtime I sing.

There is drought on the land, and the stock
Tumble down in their tracks
Or follow -- a tottering flock --
The scrub-cutter's axe.
While ever a creature survives
The axes shall swing;
We are fighting with fate for their lives --
And the combat I sing.





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