TYhank you Matt.
CHeers,
Frank
> Frank,
> Yes, it made me think in that respect that it works rather like the wattle
> flower in Kipling's Lichtenberg, where the Australian soldier narrating
the
> poem smells it in South Africa and is instantly reminded of home. It's
only
> in the last stanza, from what I remember, that he says "it was all
Australia
> to me ".
> By the way, what I forgot to say in my last message was that I thought
this
> was a lovely poem. I thought the last stanza was terrific.
> Regards,
> Matt
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