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Born in 1892 / Died in 1977 / Australia / English

Poems by Leon Gellert

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To a Man who Wished to Die

... Then would I find you sad, who used to weep ...

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Armageddon

... with strife the choking breath, ...

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Memory

... To-night they told me you were dead, ...

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Rapine

... Wet with his clasp, and wet with all her tears ...

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The Diggers

... They’re digging and singing and swiftly they’re swinging ...

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The Change

... I hear men tell strange trembling tales ...

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Through A Porthole

... You'd say the world was not unkind, but just ...

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Cold!

... Lest my poor heart that knows the night ...

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The Invocation Of Jealousy

... seat." Young Mothers tell their babies of rusted spears ...

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The Death

...   How long the valley looks-how long and deep! ...

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The Soul Forsaken

... Antiquity: But mouths were mute, and eyes refused to see ...

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Mockery

... And shudders round the cold grey stone: ...

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The Brothers

... And how I feared that you were dead, ...

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The Cross

... "they told me that my work of war was done ...

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In The Trench

... That I'm strolling with my sheep ...