Joseph Furphy

Here you will find the Poem A S.S.T.'s Lament of poet Joseph Furphy

A S.S.T.'s Lament

Would I were a profit monger, 
Buying cheap, and selling dear, 
Groceries, or something stronger, 
Toys, or pipes, or sporting gear, 
Wrong, maybe, but ain't it wronger 
That I should be stranded here, 
While my upper lip grow longer, 
Month by month, and year by year?