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Title: 'Hello, Soldier!'
Khaki Verse
Author: Edward Dyson
Release Date: October 19, 2005 [EBook #16904]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ASCII
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Produced by Peter O'Connell
"Hello, Soldier!"
Khaki Verse
by Edward Dyson
Many of these verse were originally
printed in the "Bulletin," others in "Punch,"
"The Leader" and Melbourne "Herald."
Some few are now published for the first time.
The paper famine leaving me no option
but to print on peculiar paper, not wholly
prohibitive or to defer the publication of my
verses for an unknown period, the natural
longing of a parent to parade his "well begotten"
prevails. If my book is unusual and
bizarre from a craftman's point of view,
I plead the unusual times and extraordinary
conditions. Of these times and conditions.
I hope "Hello Soldier" is in some measure
characteriastic.--Edward Dyson.
AUSTRALIA.
AUSTRALIA, my native land,
A stirring whisper in your ear--
'Tis time for you to understand
Your rating now is A1, dear.
You've done some rousing things of late.
That lift you from the simple state
In which you chose to vegetate.
The persons so s