Hills of Whroo

Edward Harrington 1896 (Shepparton) – 1966



'Far below us in a hollow
Slumber'ing in the morning haze,
Lay the quaint, old mining township,
Relic of the Roaring Days.
Through its empty streets we cantered
And our reins we never drew,
For our thoughts were in the future,
Riding o'er the hills of Whroo.'
'Aye; 'tis verdant green, old comrade,
But - your grave is verdant, too!
And we'll go no more together,
Riding o'er the hills of Whroo.'

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Scheme abcbdefEddfE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 401
Words 76
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12

Edward Harrington

Edward Harrington was an Irish nationalist politician, who served as the Member of Parliament for West Kerry from 1885 to 1892, taking his seat in the House of Commons of what was then the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland He was born in Co. more…

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