(17 June 1867 – 2 September 1922 / Grenfell, New South Wales)

poet Henry Lawson
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Andy's Gone With Cattle


Our Andy's gone to battle now
'Gainst Drought, the red marauder;
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  • Narita Zaraki (1/27/2013 5:50:00 PM)

    I love it. I can't really explain what but there is something very dear and precious about Andy himself. it's almost like that feeling you get after reading a book and you're in love with a character. This felt like that.

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  • * Sunprincess * (1/27/2013 11:37:00 AM)

    To me this poem signifies the importance of a single individual in a family, an awesome write!

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  • Manonton Dalan (1/27/2012 4:05:00 AM)

    wow! this is very nice description of queensland. i've been to brisbane on month of june it's lovely and people are very nice. i love that meat pie. no women in pubs.

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  • Ari Ryan (1/27/2011 1:27:00 PM)

    I really Enjoyed this poem. It makes you think.

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  • Joey Valenzuela (1/27/2010 9:24:00 PM)

    is it possible that ANDY signifies the FERTILITY of the soil in Australia...
    and CATTLE signifies the economy? ?

    and the title ANDY'S GONE WITH CATTLE means...
    the fertility of the lands of australia's gone as well as the economy's falling

    look at each line....
    i think i made some sense...heheh

    PS: the melody is really good-no it's great....
    i must agree with angela: GREAT WORDS AND FANTASTIC POEM...

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  • Nicel Osume (1/27/2010 5:03:00 PM)

    Beautiful poem. Well chosen words. It just offers hope in a hopeless situation. It just tells you that you hane to be optimistic, what a poem!

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  • Angela Scott (1/27/2010 1:47:00 PM)

    Great words and fantastic poem

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  • Kate Morris (1/27/2010 1:16:00 PM)

    Fantastic poem! the rhyme put a smile on my face :)

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  • JOSEPH POEWHIT (1/27/2010 10:56:00 AM)

    Many with service members in the forces, could relate to this poem.

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  • Kevin Straw (1/27/2010 5:15:00 AM)

    A tight piece with good scansion and excellent rhyme. Can we infer that Andy is the man of the place, and that the uncle and whoever is writing the poem are too decrepit to keep order? No one would print a poem like this nowadays from a new writer, yet it vividly describes a section of society in a memorable way that 'modern' poetry does not.

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