John Shaw Neilson

22 February 1872 – 12 May 1942 / Penola, South Australia

The Smoker Parrot

He has the full moon on his breast,
The moonbeams are about hs wing;
He has the colours of a king.
I see him floating unto rest
When all eyes wearily go west,
And the warm winds are quieting.
The moonbeams are about his wing:
He has the full moon on his breast.
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