Poetry - Poems
Arnold Wordsworth was a plumber in Sydney during the first half of the 19th century and was responsible for much of the underground piping in Annandale and Balmain. He lived with his sister Gail and with his mate Ewen Coleridge, who shared his interest in plumbing, poetry and Gail.
LINES COMPOSED ABOUT HALF-WAY ACROSS THE PYRMONT BRIDGE
Earth has not anything to show more fair,
Soft would he be of swede, a quid unfull,
Who would willingly forgo such a view,
For lo, the sparrow breaketh of his wind
And this entire joint looks not too foul,
Stand back, for when she goes, she bloody goes.