War and History Poetry posted March 28, 2011 |
Old Sydney town revisited
Echoes of the Past
by Aussie
Ancient Australia, girt by sea
Along the tattered coasts wrecks abound White sands battered endlessly The cries of shipwrecks never found. Now where three masted barks once stood tall And the schooners once dropped anchor Old Sydney town welcomes tourists all And the wool cargo fleet gives way to oil tanker. The pub is open in the lane Open the door to the past Hero of Waterloo its given name Try the tucker; break your fast. Portal of time takes you back Smell of tobacco, tot of gin Bawdy barmaids, for nothing they lack Toothless pirates smile then grin. Drinking to 'blackbirding' and whaling They raise their pottery cups to eternity Ghostly men that will never again go sailing Fade into the walls with certainty. The pub comes alive with sounds of laughter Full of tourists seeking the past No dead men from the hereafter "I'll have a beer mate, and make it fast." |
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The Hero of Waterloo hotel still stands today. Back in the time when the sailors and merchants inhabited old Sydney town, drinking, carousing and the telling of tales at the pub were common. The pub is located at 'The Rocks' on the Sydney Harbour foreshore - Sydney Harbour bridge, gateway to the world. I spent much time growing up around the area (many moons ago) the majority of the houses built for workers,convicts and constabulary are kept and maintained for tourists to see how the first settlers lived and worked the waterfront.
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and 2 member cents. The Hero of Waterloo hotel still stands today. Back in the time when the sailors and merchants inhabited old Sydney town, drinking, carousing and the telling of tales at the pub were common. The pub is located at 'The Rocks' on the Sydney Harbour foreshore - Sydney Harbour bridge, gateway to the world. I spent much time growing up around the area (many moons ago) the majority of the houses built for workers,convicts and constabulary are kept and maintained for tourists to see how the first settlers lived and worked the waterfront.
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