locked in a cell
thinking of you
no warm arms
for me to run to

I committed a crime
so bad
I left the girl who
loved me something bad

asking myself
why did I do this crime?
I'm nothing but
a low down piece of slime

locked in a cell
thinking of you
no warm arms
for me to run to

I'd reverse the actions
that I took
but here I am going
through my charge book

I can't stand
living without you
locked in my lonely cell
what can I do?

locked in a cell
thinking of you
no warm arms
for me to run to

mist of time
oh love of mine

on that night
neath the moon
you promised me
a love boon

by the fading days
of May
our love
had frayed

mist of time
oh love of mine

the vine of our love
untied
its affection
died

mist of time
oh love of mine

the outside of the house
was looking rather dull
and over a color chart
I did ponder and mull

a shade of maroon
made for great appeal
so did a rich shade
of Kensington teal

with the color decided
for the paint job
into the local hardware store
I did nonchalantly lob

the chap behind the counter
asked if he could assist
I said of course you can
as I waved my wrist

we walked to the paint and putty
section of the store
where there were gallons of paint
sitting on the floor

we discussed the advantages
and disadvantages of exterior gloss
and I opted for a shade
known by the name of Rock Moss

the paint was placed in the trunk
of my Nissan four wheel drive
I then set out for home with a paint
which would bring my house alive

the overalls that were in the tool shed
I quickly hauled on
and I proceeded to paint
the exterior walls with great aplomb

there I was on ladder high
slapping the paint brush around
when all of a sudden
I landed face first on the ground

the house painting job
came to an abrupt finish
ye olde ladder and I parted company
after the skirmish  

a painting contractor is finalizing
what I didn't quite complete
and by next Friday week
he'll have the outside of the house looking neat

it has been an adventure
improving the exterior of my home
yet I wouldn't have had the adventure
but for the ladder wanting to roam

leaving the city lights and traffic behind
leaving them for a destination of a more open kind
need to get out into the countryside
need to embrace the landscape so wide

too long in the hustle and bustle
it's too much of a crush on the mind and muscles
tired of the urban scene
tired of its atmosphere so mean

wandering amid the iron bark stands
getting to feel the essence of the land
all of those city monkeys off my back
living in a rustic bush shack
stars in the night skies  looking down on me
this is where my heart wants to be

fleeing the crowded walkways
changing address
out in the countryside
no more pressure or stress

leaving the city lights and traffic behind
leaving them for a destination of a more open kind

a storm is brewing
over Bakers Creek
and the sound of the thunder
is less than meek

streaks of lightning
have hit the tall gum trees
and scattered
the small native bush bees

dim grey tones
have replaced the sunlight
the tempest is ensuing
with all its mighty

out of the full clouds
the rain now generously falls
rolling thunder echoes
through the Westerly wind squalls

on the bare hillsides
the dampness soaks in
giving the soil
a good drenching to the skin

the dusty track is laden
with wetness
which leaves a smell
of sweet earthiness

the storm has passed
and quietness descends
it is making its way
across the Clerkness wends

then it shall travel
along the Eastern range pines
until it resounds
over the topaz blue coastline

Mississippi River I love you
You're the sweetest girl a boy ever knew
I can't wait to be back in your arms
And to feel the wonder of your charms

I'm catching a greyhound at eight tonight
I want to see your beauty at first light
I'm thinking about you all the time
I long to be in the presence of your soft flowing line

No longer can I be far from you
You're the only girl for this boy so true
Mississippi River I'm in no doubt
You're the treasure I can't be without

Mississippi River I love you
You're the sweetest girl
A boy ever knew

a revival of the spirit
he sought in the mountain's terrain
there he'd meet with inner peace
resting in his veins

the clutter in his thoughts
expunged by the spruce tree's lovely scent
there his mind could serenely wander
in this mellow firmament  

his soul had been heavily
cloaked in the daily grind
of which he did gladly unyoke
to again feel aligned

the mountain's recess
was for him a place of restoration
where his life force
obtained needed recreation

to his central pith
a tranquil breeze did speak
calling him to return
to the mountain's peaks

a third party
oft brings and end
to a budding
romance
tearing the other woman
down
with her not so nice
parlance

one suspected
she was scheming
against me
she'd been telling
my man
to be well shod of me

he took notice
of her every utterance
she put her devious knife
into my back
to derail any love we'd share
down the track

that most vile woman
will regret
what she's been saying
as I'll be letting her husband
know of the games
she's been playing

one man isn't
quite enough
for her voracious appetite
she's got to take
another woman's man
to satisfy her spite

sad sad showers
since you went away
sad sad showers
falling everyday

the skies shaded
in a gloomy splay
the sun's happiness
no more on display

your leaving
cut deep into my soul
much deeper
than any cavernous hole

our love over
finished and done
our love at end
my world moribund

no solace can I find
for my aching heart
now that you've
torn it apart

sad sad shower
where are the sun's rays
sad sad showers
the showers parlay

solitary
standing removed
from all others
less than alluring
marked
with the ravages
of time
outwardly
these are the features
she indicates

years have passed
withdrawn
her doors
have remained
to ordinary men
her inner walls
remaining obtuse
to them
undeserving
were their observances

her interior walls
are stirring
staying concealed
wonder is alive
inwardly she primes
her time has come
she is select
to one man

that man looks
at her features
he is awestruck
his eyes are forced
seemingly bewildering
her aspect

he draws closer
her structure
he calculates
baffling entrancing
she assumes power
her vestibule
opens
to engage
with him

daddy's brow was wrinkled in despairing woe
he'd planted a cotton crop by the river Neosho

a long lasting drought gripped the fields
which finished daddy's cotton yields

in the year of nineteen thirty two
months of dryness did relentlessly ensue

daddy cried out for rain
his crop lands were in such dire pain

the soil set to a crust so hard
nothing flourished in daddy's cotton yard

he'd sweated and toiled in the grit all day long
where his hopes faded of harvesting a bright song

the fool's gold of cotton farming was an illusory dream
which spoiled daddy's income stream

the funding for scientific research
has had a pruning of late
lab trials cannot be taken off
the government's slate

the men in the treasury office
have got their reckoning wrong
budgets mustn't be skimmed
so valuable research can prolong

discovering an effective remedy
for a diseases or ailing plight
is something that doesn't happen
at the speed of light

it takes years to develop
a drug treatment which will heal
and our medical researchers
require a better budgetary deal

a shortfall in funding
shall impair the researcher's vital work
sustain government support
is needed for them to accomplish their work

without a handsome pledge
research teeters on the edge

she had a vault of treasure
for him to explore
he delicate petals opened
as a welcoming door

he immersed himself
in her luscious tunnel
it engender excitement
in his burgeoning funnel

synchronizing together
they moved to a fervent beat
their bodies were fused
with a scorching heat

to a crescendo of moans
an ecstatic moment did spring
when they gave everything
in *******'s zing

the word ****
rhymes with the word luck
twas my good luck
to come across the word ****
as it aided in my writing
this ******* shocking rhyme

our local football team
are at the top of the district comp
this season
they've had a winning romp
with superior play and skills galore
they've left other teams
flagging at the bottom of the draw
this year Billy Dwyer has coached
them with great aplomb
that's why the team's position
is looking so plum  
for a decade the team never got
any further than the ladder's lowest rung
the town's folk are grinning
from ear to ear
with the good results the team
is having on the footy fields around here
the captain of the team
is confident that the premiership
can be achieved
as the lads on the team
are dedicating themselves
to rolling up the sleeves
there is but another few weeks
of footy to go
and our local lads
are in with a good show
they'll be on the filed
this afternoon
putting in 100%
to proceed to
the trophy's ascent

the sombre tones
of night
enter the heart and mind
their pervasive shadows
ne'er fade
they revisit
over and over
again
to be unburdened
of their tones
shall bring
a compassionate
easing

dancing
to that fab beat
doing all the moves
silver strobe light spinning around
the guys and chicks getting well in the groove
disco fever on the turn table
the floor an inferno
having a ball
dancing

arid times
draw closer
the terrain
shall be bleached
not a scintilla
of greenness
shall be apportioned
on acreages
days of phosphorus
filled skies
prevailing
as the soils
dry to a crisp
the landholders
shall be depressed
of state
the wicked heat
not in abatement
summers coming
drought
is soon to be here
the searing winds
from north west flank
burning
with intensity
creeks and rivers
barren of flows
the countryside
not quenched
of its thirst
fear shall grip
farming communities
bereft of rain
month after month
of scorching inure
the outlook
grim of prospect
to dust
the landscape
shall transform
rendering it
to a sterile
vastness

the carbon tax is gone
the carbon tax is gone
hey aint that good news
the carbon tax is gone

the power companies
can pass the savings on
now that the carbon tax is gone

electricity bills of late
have been too high
peaking at 18 percent
which has left little in the purse
to pay our rent

Clive and his senate colleagues
have done a jolly good thing
getting rid of that carbon tax thing
which has engendered
in the public
much irking

the carbon tax is gone
the carbon tax is gone
hey aint that good news
the carbon tax is gone