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Author Topic: A poem crafted by Sir Les Patterson.  (Read 349 times)
Keith Collicoat
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« on: July 23, 2011, 04:53:52 AM »

In Terms of My Natural Life a poem crafted by Les Patterson

I am an Australian in terms of Nation
And a Public Servant in terms of vocation,
But there’s one thing amazes my critics and that’s
How many I wear in terms of hats:
I chair the Cheese Board, I front the Yartz
You could term me a man of many parts
I’m a Renaissance type, if you know the term
And I’ve held long office in terms of term,
Yes I’ve long served Australia in terms of years
And in terms of refreshment I like a few beers.
My opponents are mongrels, scum and worms
Who I bucket in no uncertain terms
And my rich vocabulary always features
Large in terms of my public speeches
My favourite terms in terms of debate
Are: “broadbased package” and “orchestrate”.
But on term I never employ is “failure”
Especially when talking in terms of Australia!
For in terms of lifestyle we’ve got the germs of
A ripper concept to think in terms of.
Yes, in terms of charisma I’ve got the game mastered
In anyone’s terms I’m a well-liked bastard.
Sir Les Patterson
I found this poem at; http://sirlespatterson.com/articles/in-terms-of-my-natural-life/
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« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2011, 10:26:31 AM »

Struth Keith,

My most unfavourite poet is Les Patterson.
For your first post it would have made a better impression to post something of some cultural merit, or something you had written. Regardless of this, welcome to the site. It has been fairly quiet here lately but I'm sure it will pick up again soon. Meanwhile if you want more poetry activity I suggest abpa . org . au - without the spaces of course.
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« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2011, 12:21:02 PM »

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