The Bronze Swagman
Leonie Parker © 2011
I’ll share a little story ‘bout the time I bathed in glory.
For a moment I was sure that I was up there with the best.
That bronzed bloke with his swag was never really in the bag
but though I didn’t win I thought I’d passed the litmus test.
I am in the new anthology and I’ll make no apology
for shameless self promotion I don’t often get the chance
to trumpet my achievements far too often it’s bereavements
for my competition entries that don’t get a second glance.
And I have to tell you when he had me listed next to Glenny
I thought I might explode, I had such swollen headed pride,
til I realised (pathetically) it’s listed alphabetically
and doesn’t mean we’re equal, just our names fit side by side.
... and congratulations to all the ABPA people in the anthology. I remember seeing David, Will, Zondrae, Terry and Glenny of course. Apologies to any I might have missed.
I have to admit I was chuffed to make it into the anthology on my first attempt (at that particular comp). It was a nice surprise too, because they sent me an email listing the winners but never mentioned the anthology, so when it arrived months later, it was like getting an early Christmas present.
I think we need a little clapping man added to these 
blokes
. I am a nut, a Queensland Nut, none of that bloomin' Macadamia stuff for me, it's a Queensland Nut and it's yummy. Someone once told me I was yummy too, but that was a long long time ago, now they just say I'm a nut, oh well, them's the breaks. Better a nut than a sour grape, hey. 
