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A Singer of the Bush

Andrew Barton Paterson 1864 (Orange, New South Wales) – 1941 (Sydney, New South Wales)

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 Spring-time 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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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABABCDCD EFEFXDXD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 507
Words 100
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 8
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Andrew Barton Paterson

Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales, where he spent much of his childhood. Paterson's more notable poems include "Clancy of the Overflow" (1889), "The Man from Snowy River" (1890) and "Waltzing Matilda" (1895), regarded widely as Australia's unofficial national anthem. more…

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