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  • on In the Droving Days by A B 'Banjo' Paterson, on May 28, 2006

    touching

    'in the droving days' really touched me as not only a horse lover and old jillaroo but the structure and language is what makes this poem great.
    "Only a pound," said the auctioneer,
    "Only a pound; and I'm standing here
    Selling this animal, gain or loss '
    Only a pound for the drover's horse?"
    from the begining i was hooked and simply had to read the poem several times over. what is anyone elses thoughts on 'in the droving days'?......