Two volumes in two handwritten notebooks titled 'Theft & musings' relating to topics such as spirituality, philosophy, astrology, life and the afterlife. Volume 1 is a poem of ninety-six stanzas in three parts written in ink. It is comprised of thirty-six paginated pages with a 2 cm border of blue flowers on each page. Includes three hand drawn flowers in the art nouveau style approximately 6 cm x 8 cm. The first two pages of the notebook contain a table of contents and a title page. Part 1 of the poem is titled 'To Omar' and contains thirty-six stanzas over ten pages. It includes two 12 cm x 9 cm watercolour paintings. Part 2 of the poem is titled 'The one true light'. It contains two title pages and twenty-four numbered stanzas over six pages. Part 3 of the poem is titled 'Omar's philosophy briefed from Fitzgerald'. It contains two title pages and thirty-six numbered stanzas over nine pages. It includes three 12 cm x 9 cm watercolour paintings.

Volume 2 is comprised of notes written in ink and pencil about topics such as spirituality, philosophy, astrology, life and the afterlife. It is sixty-eight paginated pages with a 2 cm border of blue flowers on each page. The front paste endpaper contains the author's book plate stating 'Percy F. Hockings, his book. O had I my wish, I'd own in good company, a cot with a den in quiet simplicity.' The front free endpaper contains a University of Queensland book plate stating 'A.J. Hockings - J.T. Tilbury memorial collection. Presented to the University of Queensland Library by the descendants of Albert John Hockings and James Thompson Tilbury, 1966'. The first two pages of the notebook are title pages. Page two reads 'A scheme of things found upon, new and old wisdom, an attempted digest of the phases of philosophical thought. Chewed out from 1905 to 1909 and plotted in 1911 & 12'. Some pages are titled but most are not. Includes eight hand-drawn diagrams. A hand-drawn astrological chart is adhered to the last page of the notebook.