A Christmas Greeting To K.B.

Joseph Furphy 1843 (Yering, Victoria) – 1912 (Claremont)



While changing Seasons run their course,
Controlled and guided from above,
It is thy part to re-enforce
The broadening stream of Light and Love.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 152
Words 26
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4

Joseph Furphy

Joseph Furphy is widely regarded as the "Father of the Australian novel". He mostly wrote under the pseudonym Tom Collins and is best known for his novel Such Is Life (1903), regarded as an Australian classic. more…

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