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An Independent Not For Profit Bush Poetry Newsletter

A Drop Bear Publication
for Poets, Balladeers, Yarnspinners,writers, and
Lovers of Australian Folk Lore
Vol. 9. No. 5 ― May 2020

Mission Statement Grandma’s Sayings . . . . . 15

Magic Carpet . . . . . . . . . . 15
King of the Ranges Results 16
Australian history is almost always picturesque, indeed it is so curious and
strange, that it is in itself the chiefest novelty the country has to offer and so it Poem: The Stockman’s Loss 16
pushes the other novelties into second and third place. Poem: An Australian History
Lesson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
It does not read like history, but beautiful lies, and all of a fresh new sort, no Poem: it’s Time Now for Our
mouldy old stale ones. It is full of surprises and adventures, the incongruities, and Manus Opus ... ...... 17
contradictions, and incredibilities, but they are all true, they all happened. More Variations of

Mark Twain Nursery Rhymes . . . . . 18
Little eMuse ... ...... .. 19
With this in mind, eMuse is dedicated to preserving and recording Australian culture and heritage Carol Heuchan CD ... ... 20
as expressed through bush poetry and yarnspinning. Bush poetry is defined as: poetry with rhyme Logan Performance Poets 20
and meter, written by an Australian or about Australia, its people, places, things, or way of life. Ipswich Poetry Feast 2020 20
The Black Billy Competition 20
No Anzac Isolation Here Bear Facts: From The

To Mobile Phones . . . . . 21
Because of isolation rules im- the usual Anzac Dawn Service. CONTENT Overland Telegraph Line
posd by the Covid-19 virus, I fully Somehow this all seemed so Mission Statement . . . . . . 2 Word Music . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

expected a very different Anzac right and proper. Uncertain Future .. ..... 2 Rhymes for Ripened Rascals 23
Day Dawn Service when I walked Deep down I felt solid re- Trivia ... ...... ..... .... 2 Club Directory ... ...... 24
down my driveway to stand in assurance that this little scene I eMuse Contact Address 2 Deadline is 20th May
respectful remembrance on the was part of was being repeated Nature and Place ... ..... 3 for publication 1st June
footpath. all around Australia and wher- Poem: The Front Line Of
Some of my neighbours were ever my fellow Australians hap- The Fight . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Cover sketch: from 1919 by
scattered here and there up and pened to be on this planet. Words ... ...... ..... ... 4 May Gibbs on the Spanish Flu.
down the street. I found it unex- Even though circumstanc- Country Music Directory 5 It fits today rather well.
pectedly gratifying to see so many es physically forced us apart, Poem: Lunatic . . . . . . . . . . 6 Thank you to Zoe Younger for
of them. we were very much united in Man From Snowy River Fest 6
On a few radios in the distance heart and mind. Nothing could Biography Bea Miles ... ... 7 your valued assistance.
I heard the feint sound of the first change that. Nothing could take Land of Legends: Red Jack

few bars of the Last Post playing. that from us. (Part 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Trivia
As if they were joining in, some And that, to me, is exactly Free Xpression ... ...... 10
magpies in a nearby gum tree how it should always be. Young Writers . . . . . . . . . 10 A 1988 replica of “Mephisto”
drowned out the bugle with a In the few days since, people Poem: Kelly From The Deli 10 the A7V tank in the Queensland
song of their own for this special I’ve spoken to, news reports and Country Links ... ...... . 10 museum exists in Germany’s
occasion. social media have confirmed my Poem: The Ripples of Virus 11 tank museum in Munster.
Standing there with my impressions of this special mo- Verses For Vinnies ... .... 11 (a) True
thoughts of mates I’d served with ment. Poem Don’t Be Blue . . . . 11
and family who served before I Although we could only see a Henry Lawson Heritage (b) False
was born, I started to lose my dis- few people, somehow we knew Festival ... ...... .... 12 Answer on page 13.
appointment at being robbed of we were all part of something Bronze SpurAwards ... .. 12
much bigger and so very impor- Poem: The Road To Ruin 13
tant. There were some there Poem: Thirty Plus Million Contact Details
observing Anzac Day for the first Candles ... ...... ..... 13
time. I hope they come again. Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 For a free subscription or to
I felt I was part of an extreme- What’s Happening . . . . . 14 add your welcome content
ly powerful bound with every Did You Know? . . . . . . . . . . . 15 contributions, please contact:
Australian everywhere. I’ve Mephistophiles . . . . . . . . 15 The Editor
since heard many others agree. Mephisto ..... ........ 15 Wally (The Bear) Finch
Perhaps this is something to Replica ..... ......... . 15 P. O. Box 68
consider repeating for Anzac Alice Springs .... ...... 15 Morayfield. Q. 4506.
Day in the future. Camels ..... ......... . 15 wmbear1@bigpond.com
GOD BLESS AUSTRALIA. Afghans and English . . . 15 www.emuseorg.com
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May 2020
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