Poem of the week: Brumby's Run by Banjo Paterson

The bush poet’s stirring tribute to Australia’s semi-feral horses is tinged with regret

Brumby’s Run

Brumby is the Aboriginal* word for a wild horse. At a recent trial a New South Wales supreme court judge, hearing of Brumby horses, asked: “Who is Brumby, and where is his Run?”