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Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 Mother Waits for Father Late
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Contents

* Contents derived from the South Fremantle, Fremantle area, South West Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:Fremantle Press , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Whiskersi"I shave them daily", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Trailsi"Rain runs over rocks", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
Sitting Togetheri"Those are prayers", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 14)
Sitting Alonei"In this", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 15)
Jukeboxi"My head works like a", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
A Boy's Own Cemeteryi"In Charlie's corner of our lot", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Bananasi"You can't exercise on this fruit", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
New Spidersi"In the bathroom's musty shadows", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 22)
Around Midnighti"11.55pm so cold", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 23)
Last Wordsi"Play me forward", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 24)
Song for the New Borni"In the dark hours", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 26)
"Time takes different corners" Nightmarei"I have just woken from a nightmare,", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 27)
Poems for Julia : I Last Nighti"The paper lies", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 28)
Poems for Julia : IIi"In the closely guarded ward", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 29)
Poems for Julia : IIIi"You pedal me", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
Brothersi"Jokes peppered our past,", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 32)
After You've Gonei"Crows sang at your funeral", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 33)
Where I Livei"Where I live", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 34)
The Edgei"The shortest days of the year", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 35-36)
Warble Orble Ardle Oodlei"sun day is clicking with", Andrew Burke , single work poetry (p. 37-39)
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