Ah, I remember coming across this one, during my first visit I think…
Doug
> On Dec 30, 2015, at 8:42 AM, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Denis Glover [1912-80]
> The Magpies
> When Tom and Elizabeth took the farm
> The bracken made their bed
> and Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle
> The magpies said
>
> Tom's hand was strong to the plough
> and Elizabeth's lips were red
> and Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle
> The magpies said
>
> Year in year out they worked
> while the pines grew overhead
> and Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle
> The magpies said
>
> But all the beautiful crops soon went
> to the mortgage man instead
> and Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle
> The magpies said
>
> Elizabeth is dead now (it's long ago)
> Old Tom's gone light in the head
> and Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle
> The magpies said
>
> The farm's still there. Mortgage corporations
> couldn't give it away
> and Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle
> The magpies say.
>
>
> The Magpies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magpies
> "The Magpies" is the most famous poem by New Zealand poet Denis Glover (1912–1980). It helped define New Zealand's distinctive style of poetry. The poem …
> [VIDEO]Denis Glover: The Magpies - YouTube
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> BY JOHN PRYCK1 MIN454 VIEWSADDED JUN 19, 2014
> A reading of "The Magpies" by Denis Glover (1912-1980).
>
> tomclarkblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/denis-glover-magpies.html
> Jun 26, 2012 · Tom's hand was strong to the plough and Elizabeth's lips were red and Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle The magpies said
> The Magpies
> https://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~tf/poem10.html
> The Magpies : When Tom and Elizabeth took the farm The bracken made their bed and Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle The magpies said Tom's hand was strong to the …
> Denis Glover - The Magpies - Kiwi Families
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> When Tom and Elizabeth took the farm The bracken made their bed and Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle The magpies said Tom's hand was strong to the plough
> Denis Glover - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Glover
> Lieutenant Commander Denis James Matthews Glover DSC (9 December 1912 – 9 August 1980) ... The Magpies, short film, Martyn Sanderson, New Zealand, Ripoff ...
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