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Dedication: In memory of my brother, Dennis Pizer, 1925-1982.
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Epigraph: The purpose of poetry is to give joy, to wash and freshen the colours of the world, to heal the agonies of the soul, to strengthen and ennoble and invigorate. - Edith Sitwell.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Pinchgut Press
, 1982 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Untitledi"I give to you, my readers, my poems.", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Passover Childi"How favoured by the stars was I at birth!", single work poetry (p. 8)
- My Grandfatheri"I have four silver spoons won by my grandfather", single work poetry (p. 9)
- For My Motheri"You, who were my mother all those years ago,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Mother and Childi"I sit beside this woman", single work poetry (p. 10)
- For My Cousin Nancyi"Last night I played Butterfly for you,", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Springi"Spring is come again, the sixty-first of my life,", single work poetry (p. 11)
- The Depressioni"When I was a child", single work poetry (p. 11)
- I will Feed my Ears with Musici"How overwhelmed I can get by the bad news of the world;", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Disillusionedi"I am alone on the beach.", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Drag Down the Strong Onesi"Drag down the strong ones and the different ones", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Winter Fearsi"It is dark and cold", single work poetry (p. 13)
- When I am Old and Greyi"On this winter holiday", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Ageingi"As I grow older", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Beach Rocki"The stone I am sitting on is warm in the sun.", single work poetry (p. 15)
- A Silver Hairi"I found a silver hair on my blanket this morning", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Fifty-Eighti"I, who am now fifty-eight,", single work poetry (p. 16)
- City Pelicansi"Today there are pelicans in the harbour at Pyrmont,", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Night Drivei"Night is coming to the mountains as we drive through them.", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Approaching Summeri"Last week it was winter,", single work poetry (p. 17)
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