| Walter Murdoch (1874–1970). The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse. 1918. |
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| 118. Buffalo Creek |
| | | By John Le Gay Brereton |
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| A TIMID child with heart oppressed | |
| By images of sin, | |
| I slunk into the bush for rest, | |
| And found my fairy kin. | |
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| The fire I carried kept me warm: | 5 |
| The friendly air was chill. | |
| The laggards of the lowing storm | |
| Trailed gloom along the hill. | |
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| I watched the crawling monsters melt | |
| And saw their shadows wane | 10 |
| As on my satin skin I felt | |
| The fingers of the rain. | |
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| The sunlight was a golden beer, | |
| I drank a magic draught; | |
| The sky was clear and, void of fear, | 15 |
| I stood erect and laughed. | |
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| And sudden laughter, idly free, | |
| About me trilled and rang, | |
| And love was shed from every tree, | |
| And little bushes sang. | 20 |
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| The bay of conscience’ bloody hound | |
| That tears the world apart | |
| Has never drowned the silent sound | |
| Within my happy heart. | |
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