The Babies of Walloon - Henry Lawson

This is the second installment of spoken poetry. Comment below if you like what you see!

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The Babies of Walloon - Henry Lawson

He was lengthsman on the railway, and his station scarce deserved
That pre-eminence in sorrow of the Majesty he served,
But as dear to him and precious were the gifts reclaimed so soon—
Were the workmans little daughters who were buried near Walloon.

Speak their names in tones that linger, just as though you held them dear;
There are eyes to which the mention of those names will bring a tear.
Little Kate and Bridget, straying in an autumn afternoon,
Were attracted by the lilies in the water of Walloon.

All is dark to us. The angels sing perhaps in Paradise
Of the younger sisters danger, and the elders sacrifice;
But the facts were hidden from us, when the soft light from the moon
Glistened on the water-lilies oer the Babies at Walloon.

Ah! the children love the lilies, while we elders are inclined
To the flowers that have poison for the body and the mind.
Better for the strongly human to have done with life as soon,
Better perish for a lily like the Babies of Walloon.

For they gather flowers early on the river far away,
Where the everlasting lilies keep their purity for aye,
And while summer brings our lilies to the run and the lagoon
May our children keep the legend of the Babies of Walloon.

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[TAZZYBOYBOY]

" Bloody good job mate " from a guy who lives here" Walloon"

[snowlionud]

@TAZZYBOYBOY Glad you liked it! Hope all is well out there!

[TheWicksy1971]

Good job Mate! that's a hard one!

[snowlionud]

@TheWicksy1971 Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[misskritt]

beautiful!!  loved it. And thank you! :)

[snowlionud]

@misskritt Glad you enjoyed it! If you have any requests let me know. If you don't have a specific poem you can pick a subject and I'll dig around as well.

[4michael444]

Beautiful job! ...very stirring.

[snowlionud]

@spilsbury1947 that poem is like 107 lines . . . but damn good. It might be a little long for my audience, but I'll give it a go in the next few weeks. Thanks for the suggestion!

[spilsbury1947]

the poem was read very well. you should read the raven next.