"The cruel girls we loved Are over forty. Their subtle daughters Have stolen their beauty; And with a blue stare Of cool surprise, They mock their anxious mothers With their mothers' eyes."
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"Mothers and Daughters", in Judith Wright (ed.) A Book of Australian Verse (Melbourne: Oxford UP, 1968) p. 212
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David Campbell (poet)
David Watt Ian Campbell (16 July 1915 – 29 July 1979) was an Australian poet who wrote over 15 volumes of prose and poetry. He was also a talented rugby union player who represented England in two tests.
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