Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PRELUDE, by ANDREW BARTON PATERSON


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PRELUDE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: I have gathered these stories afar
Last Line: Old comrades of mine.
Alternate Author Name(s): Paterson, 'banjo'
Subject(s): Poetry & Poets


I have gathered these stories afar
In the wind and the rain,
In the land where the cattle-camps are,
On the edge of the plain.
On the overland routes of the west,
When the watches were long,
I have fashioned in earnest and jest
These fragments of song.

They are just the rude stories one hears
In sadness and mirth,
The records of wandering years --
And scant is their worth.
Though their merits indeed are but slight,
I shall not repine
If they give you one moment's delight,
Old comrades of mine.





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