The Poetic Excellence of KrackatinniŽ

KrackatinniŽ Is A, Fair Dinkum, You Beaut,
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KRACKATINNIŽ PRESS
October 2008

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A BIT ABOUT THE AUTHOR IN HIS OWN WORDS.

I'm 59 years old and after many moves I have settled in Kellerberrin Western Australia. I was living about 600kms north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. I lived in the very small county town of Wowan. Nothing much happened there, the population is about 100 and the only industry there is in the rural area. Cattle and Lucerne is mainly farmed in the area. There are no shops there other than a Service Station that carries odds and ends and a few groceries. Wowan is within the Banana Shire (the name Banana comes from a famous bull or cow) and is about 1 hour's drive from Rockhampton (80k's) where there are all the shops and services you'd ever need. Just 10ks down the road from Wowan is the smaller town of Dululu where you can get an ice-cold beer and great conversation.

I was born in Melbourne in 1948. I moved to the eastern goldfields of Western Australia in 1974 and lead a life that only a few people get the chance to lead. I went prospecting for gold in the south of Western Australia and as far north as the Kimberley Region and east to the Western Australian, South Australian and Northern Territory Borders.

A BIT ABOUT THE OLDEN' DAYS.

I've been up to me knees in mud for weeks on end and had to fight the snakes off for dry ground in a swollen river, been trampled by wild camels in the Pilbara, stuck in an emu plague in the Murchison (I have never met anyone who can cook emu good enough to eat) Had a King Brown snake as a bed mate (some of my poetry will reflect some of my better days). By crickey mate I could rave and rave for hours but I'd better get on with it.

A BIT ABOUT MY POETRY.

I started writing poetry a number of years ago and I sort of lost interest after a while because there were not many people interested in bush poetry, but I have regained my need for expressing my self through poetry and I really enjoy writing poetry. The poetry I write is a mixture of everything, happiness, sadness, wisdom and controversies.

I write poetry for lovers, for children, for those with a sense of Aussie humour, reflections of the past and a bit of potpourri. I would like to share my poems with you, and maybe they will bring a bit of joy and happiness into your life as they have done for me.

A BIT ABOUT MY REASONS FOR WRITING POETRY AND VERSE.

My Poetry is written for two main reasons, one is to express my feelings and the other is to tell a story. Expressing my feelings with poetry is probably the easiest way I can tell someone I love and care for them, also, at the same time I can relate within my poetry my innermost feelings of what matters most to me in life.

Telling a story within my poetry is a unique way for me to tell a story of something humorous or dramatic that I have experienced in my life. My poetic antidotes of fictitious people, places, strange animals and creatures are mostly built on fact, (but I have of course stretched the truth a bit).

So for these reasons, I believe that, correct spelling, proper punctuation and good grammar is not necessarily a requirement for the writing of humorous, light hearted or serious poetry.

Copyright 1996-2008 R.J.O'Brien
(KrackatinniŽ is the registered trademark of R.J.O'Brien)

~~~ LAST UPDATED May 26, 2008 ~~~

~~ 786 Poems in total written to date. ~~

~ My Latest Verse's ~


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My Poetic Categories

To: A Potpourri of Poetry.....Poetry from all walks of life, sometimes with a hidden message.
To: A Selection of Short Stories..... A selection of short stories and yarns of fiction and non-fiction.
To: A Wee Bit of the Irish.....Humorous Poetry and Verse from that wee bit of Irish that hides within all of us.
To: Children's Poetry.....Poetry especially written for big and little kids.
To: Contemporary Poetry.....Contemporary Poetry of yesterday and today.
To: Days of Knights and Dragons.....Poetry and Verse of the medieval days of Knights and Dragons.
To: Fairies, Wishes and Magick.....Poetry of magick, fairies and Wishes.
To: Ghosts, Goblins and Witches.....Poetry and Verse of Ghosts, Goblins and Witches.
To: Giggle Ya' Guts Out.....Australian humorous bush poetry at it's finest.
To: Glossary.....The Glossary of Australian Words, Terms and Idioms used in my Poetry.
To: In the Grip of the Grog.....Grog! The demon drink.....or is it?
To: Life at Bindawalla Gardens.....The happenings within a so called 0ver 50's park.
To: Life at Bunyip Flats.....Life in the mythical town of Bunyip Flats.
To: Light Hearted Love.....Poetry of love and fun, with a twist of magick.
To: List of all Poetry.....A list of all my Poetry for those who are to lazy to look anywhere else.
To: Love and Life of Milly .....Poetry of, the love and life of dear poor Milly.
To: Love, Passion and Pain.....Poetry of love, passion and pain, from the past, present and future.
To: Memories of Days Gone By.....Poetry of my the past, my days of youth.
To: Mining and Prospecting Days.....Poetry of my golden days of prospecting.
To: Our Future in Poetry..... Poetry that explores the doom and gloom that awaits us unless we change our ways.
To: Spiritual Poetry..... Spiritual and inspirational Poetry for those who may have lost their way.

To: Spiritual Insight..... Spiritual Insight for those who may have lost their way.

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DISCLAIMERS AND WARRANTIES
of Rodney John O'Brien

All of my writings, are of a caricature nature and are intended for entertainment purposes only.
All characters depicted in my writings, are fictitious and do not refer to any person/persons living or dead.
Any reference or description to any character/characters depicted in my writings, that may refer to any person/persons living or dead is purely co-incidental.
There is no intention to demean or insult or cast aspersions upon the character of any person/persons living or dead in my writings.
Any references to any race, colour, religion or creed in my writings, are not of a racist nature but, are of a humorous nature and should be taken as such.
All spiritual guidance writings, are of my own belief.
All my writings, are the sole property and remains the sole property of Rodney John O'Brien.

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