MODERN MOTHERS

(There used to be a regular feature in a weekly magazine called

'Nature Had It First.' I think that the subject of this poem could

fit into the same category!)

Concerning women's liberation
The emu is an inspiration!
For once the eggs are on the nest,
The mother emu takes a rest.
For father emu is the one
Who sees the family duty's done.
He sits on eggs for sixty days,
Then, he alone, will duly raise
For eighteen months the infant brood
Whilst mother rarely will intrude.
Though ancient birds compared with others,
The emu hens are modern mothers!

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CONTENTS

Old Bandicoot
The Swallows are Back
The Joys of Farm Life
The Farmer's Eternal Irritation
Simple Pleasures
The General Store
The Garden's Great, But
A Winter's Morning
The Smallest Gallery in the World
Modern Mothers
All Done!
The Small White Cross
The Blowflies are Back!
Looking for Feed
"Yeah, I'm All Right"
The Blackjack Ferry Show
Mack, the Sheepdog who Wouldn't
Sheepdog Trials
The Cool Store
Does Anyone Remember?
Chooks for hire
Christmas Places
I Have a Rural Flavour and, Maybe, So Do You
The Well
The Case of the Missing Sporran
Possums - Again
Injuries and Scars
My Trusty Walking-Stick
Horses versus Cars
He's As...
Australia Day
Australia Day Fires, 2003
A Walk in the Flinders
Senior Means...
The Twins are One
The Home Zoo