Christopher John Brennan

As a poet greatness of him one ought not to deny Yet he is one who is hard to classify Not a bush poet or modernist or a man of rhyme One can't say of him he was one of his time. The great Sydney poet Christopher John Brennan was in a class of his own Yet lesser lights than him seem far better known But of him it would only be fair for to say That with words he was one who did have a way. He did have his crosses in life for to bear But the gifts he was born with he was happy to share With all lovers of poetry in the big World out there With the best of his era he is one to compare. Highly educated, spiritual and talented one of Australia's best His poems still published and read have survived the time test Like many others like him in life for every up a down There can be a price for to pay for renown.