Blue september

  • To a Blue Flower

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    To a Blue Flower

    I WOULD be dismal with all the fine pearls of the crown of a king;
    But I can talk plainly to you, you little blue flower of the Spring!
    Here in the heart of September the world that I walk in is full
    Of the hot happy sound of the shearing, the rude heavy scent of the wool.
    Soon would I tire of all riches or honours or power that they fling;
    But you are my own, of my own folk, you little blue flower of the Spring!
    I was around by the cherries to-day; all the cherries are pale:
    The world is a woman in velvet: the air is the colour of ale.
    I would be dismal with all the fine pearls of the crown of a king;
    But I can give love-talk to you, you little blue flower of the Spring!

    To a blue flower is one of the best poems by John Shaw Neilson. John Shaw Neilson was a poet who worked as a messenger with the Country Roads Board in Melbourne.

  • Drinking and Driving

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    Seldom he worked; he was, I fear,
    Unreasonably slow and dear;
    Little he earned, and that he spent
    Deliberately drinking Beer.

    The Sundowner by John Shaw Neilson

    There comes a time after a beer drinking session, a time where the wine , beer and spirts have all been consumed. A scary time when one runs in to police while driving when one faces a blood alcohol concentration breath test, as there are harsh penalties for refusing to conduct a breath test that are quite severe.

    It’s rare that it is worth trying to avoid a breath test, as the penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol can be less severe than the penalties for the refusal. And this is particularly so if it’s the first time that drink driving has occured.

  • On lawyers

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    Lawyers whom we pay remind us
    That our lives have been sublime;
    Those the other side pay find us
    Desperate scoundrels all the time!

    A PSALM OF LAW – John Shaw Neilson

    It seems there are concerns written here about the cost of engaging lawyers.