The sunburnt ---- stockman stood <br />And, in a dismal ---- mood, <br /> Apostrophized his ---- cuddy; <br />"The ---- nag's no ---- good, <br />He couldn't earn his ---- food - <br /> A regular ---- brumby, <br /> ----!" <br /> <br />He jumped across the ---- horse <br />And cantered off, of ---- course! <br /> The roads were bad and ---- muddy; <br />Said he, "Well, spare me ---- days <br />The ---- Government's ---- ways <br /> Are screamin' ---- funny, <br /> ----!" <br /> <br />He rode up hill, down ---- dale, <br />The wind it blew a ---- gale, <br /> The creek was high and ---- floody. <br />Said he, "The ---- horse must swim, <br />The same for ---- me and him, <br /> Is something ---- sickenin', <br /> ----!" <br /> <br />He plunged into the ---- creek, <br />The ---- horse was ---- weak, <br /> The stockman's face a ---- study! <br />And though the ---- horse was drowned <br />The ---- rider reached the ground <br /> Ejaculating, "----!" <br /> "----!" <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />This poem was originally published under the title "----!" (The Great Australian Adjective). <br />C.J. Dennis borrowed the style for his poem 'The Australaise.'<br /><br />William Thomas Goodge<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-great-australian-adjective/
