THE FALLOW LAND.
Now T shall be the fallow land, With-liohlen let me lie. Secret from seedings of the year, From nurture of tlie sky.
Who eats the wind has hungry heart, Who eats the sun has bread. But lie who is not given to plough Cares not if s>tones be fed.
Who drinks the rain lias tender mouth, Who drinks of fire is (lead, But he with sides unpiereed by se«l Cares not what earth be red.
O, Ruth, with autumn hands, with lips . Wistful as spring and young, Come not to feed with lambent hair. The green corn's licking tongue.
Loose not the loving from your eyes, The sparrows from your hood. Whose, simple hunger keeps the faith, All scattered grain is good.
Lest, for the pallid gleaning girl. The strange hand, small and chill, My fallow land fare forth again To harvests, well or ill. —EOBXN Hl'DB.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 205, 29 August 1936, Page 1 (Supplement)
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