ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

My Poetry

For farmers toiling fertile land
working hours with calloused hand
overcoming life’s adversity
providing for humanity
For you — I write my poetry.

For those who live in our small towns
surviving seasons, greens or browns
fire, floods or droughts existence
learning from your own persistence
For you — I write my poetry.

For city folk who like bright lights
the traffic, smog, historic sights
lanes that house poor and needy
the rich bankers fat and greedy
For you — I write my poetry.

Young soldiers fought and gave their lives
leave behind family and wives
so many died unnecessarily
our freedom from your bravery
For you — I write my poetry.

Those holding to their seats of power
playing politics hour after hour
forgetting people amongst bureaucracy
we’ll remember accountability
For you — I write my poetry.

For learnered scholars of highest reverence
teaching young literary ebullience
some forget the power of simplicity
in rhyming stories and all their beauty
For you — I write my poetry

With smiles or tears full of contentment
feelings of unwavering commitment
the scribe pens lines so diligently
One, understands the written complexity
For me — I write my poetry.


David J Delaney
11/05/2009 ©

Geeze Dave,

When the first stanza sends goose bumps down my spine that radiate out to my fingertips, I know I'm in for a bottler of a poem. This is often followed by an overwhelming urge to bawl. So I'll just go and get a hankie.

UUmm I think what i'm trying to say is 'I like it.'

Thank you Zondrae, it is a bit like that eh! & I know the metre & rhythm are out of kilter, but I think I got the message across.

Very poetic Dave. Loved it.

Heather

G/day David,
It says it all mate, Written with a lot of feeling - and for me that's what poetry's all about.
It tells about the toilers and the battlers, the ordinary honest people, and it also highlights the other side, the greedy fat cats and the phonies.

Regards Terry

PS I'll have to post my 'The Social Engineers' one of these days, I suspect it may strike a chord with you.

Thank you Heather & Terry.