Coniston Massacre Poem

They rode in on horses,
armed and ready

 
They were sent to arrest criminals,
for reasons many


 They arrested 2 men,
And continued to search.

 
They rode in day after day,
raid after raid

 
Murdering helpless citizens,
(they had  no right)

 
They killed men, women and children,
with no regard for precious life

 
100 people died that August of 1928,
yet no one was brought to justice.

 
But the voice of the public was heard,
and massacres were never again to occur.