...what does it mean?

Stephen Whiteside · Post by **Stephen Whiteside** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 10:43 am

...what does it mean?

An austrich with a peanut in its pocket.
An interlectual that's wanting wool.
A cashew in the cap of Davey Crockett.
A bulldust barrel looking damn near full.

A bullock with a Chrissy hat and bon bon,
Chewing cud, and mooing Chrissy songs;
Hauling wool from Warragul to Won Wron.
A drover with a tatty pair of thongs.

Some broccoli that's on the verge of wilting.
A packhorse that is short of three days' feed.
A world that's heating up, a balance tilting.
A sheep with broken back that's licking weed.

Brazil nuts that have had too many waxes.
Almonds in my undies once again.
Constants: Father Christmas, death and taxes,
Farmers wanting more - or less - of rain.

Souless, parasitic city slickers.
Heroes of the Outback and the Bush.
Uni types whose chests don't have no tickers.
Speaks direct - a king hit in the moosh.

Refugees that face prolonged detention;
"No advantage" - who would grant them that?
Past events it's better not to mention,
Safe beneath a worn Akubra hat.

Blessed, of course, to live in God's Own Country.
Now's the time to celebrate the myth.
Gather by the decorated fun tree,
Sharing good stuff with your kin and kith.

Whisper to your loved ones, 'Merry Christmas!'
Shudder at the shadowed 'might have been'.
The 'Haves', the 'Don't Haves', and the narrow isthmus
Connecting them, and ask...what does it mean?

Stephen Whiteside · Post by **Stephen Whiteside** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 5:46 am

This is a shocker, isn't it. Absolute garbage. You're all too polite to say anything, I know. All very embarrassing. Sometimes these 'stream of consciousness' things work, but usually they don't. This one is stillborn.

r.magnay · Post by **r.magnay** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:45 am

...give us a go Doc, some of us sleep at night and at 5.15 over there we have just gone to bed here!....seems to me that Neville is not the only one who has a beef with Xmas.....yours seems to go a bit deeper than that though....just relax and enjoy the flowers Stephen....

Post by **manfredvijars** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:57 am

Yes, what Ross said ... and leave the brandy in the medicine cabinet ...

Stephen Whiteside · Post by **Stephen Whiteside** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 7:05 am

Yeah, point taken, Ross. Thanks. You too, Manfred.

Bob Pacey · Post by **Bob Pacey** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 7:13 am

I think you need to get a hobby Stephen or a dog if you do not already have one LOL

Bobbit

Stephen Whiteside · Post by **Stephen Whiteside** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 8:03 am

I need something, that's for sure.

David Campbell · Post by **David Campbell** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 8:25 am

The answer is 42.5, Stephen. (Douglas Adams miscalculated.)

Stephen Whiteside · Post by **Stephen Whiteside** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:14 am

Douglas Adams, or the dolphins, David? At least they avoided that dreadful 0.333 repeater. I hate things repeating, and it's a common problem around Christmas time.

Ah, Marty...the search for meaning. What can I say?

Stephen Whiteside · Post by **Stephen Whiteside** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:32 am

Yes...and no. (Or should that be no...and yes?)

ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

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