THE POOR KNIGHTS.
(AN IMPRESSION.) Set in the dark and silver sequined sea They stantl. Gre.v crag and splintered pinnacle Crowned with dark green of wind bent tree. Grim outposts of the far, low-lring land Gaunt, stern and high, Scarred b.v the storms of centuries. Haunted by cternnl symphonies*. Surge, wind, and sea birds' cry. About them swim the shoal*. The dolphin plays, Deep water laps rock, arch and cave Meshing the walls with rippling light. While froth the green-touched height Down precipice and wall A fitful bird song tlripe, The bellbird's" call. Slow drops of golden sound. Clear, limpid, round. Set lonely in the sliver sequined sea I.ike \lrowned cathedrals With grey storm-splintered spires They Ktand ; In .summer crowned with crimson blossom fires. Windswept, surge haunted Outposts of the land. —D.P.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 49, 27 February 1937, Page 1 (Supplement)
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132THE POOR KNIGHTS. Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 49, 27 February 1937, Page 1 (Supplement)
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