In Verseland.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 124, 28 May 1938, Page 2 (Supplement)

In Verseland.

A DRAMA OF THE NIGHT. (Sent tn by Th<>© Monntfort, 89, Seaview Road, Ro'rauora, 5.E.2 ; aged 15 years). No sound was heard in the sleeping house Save the quie>t tick of a busy clock, And a tiny squeak from a frightened mouse, As Tabby crept in the window. 'Aha," thought he, with the faintest purr, "Little Johnny's bed ie soft and warm, And mirse is asleep; Fve outwitted her!" So Tabby crept in the window. No sound was heard till the early morn, When the birds began their joyful eong, As the sky grew pink with the flush of dawn, And the sun crept in the window. Far, far away, in a pleasant dream, Our Tabby was eating Irish 6tew, But nurse came in with an angry scream, And Tabby flew out the window.

A JUMBLE. (By Fay rvromsrool, fiO, Main Highway, Elk-rslic.) Said P the Foolish: "'Tis clear That a great deal of trouble there'd he, And folks would be puzzled round here, If X were D." Added S the Silly: "Yes, yes! They'd waste a great deal of the day. And get really angry, I guess, If Y were A." Giggled C the Crazy: "nee, hee! It'd be good fun, quite so; And what a muddle they'd see, If Z were O." Said T the Thoughtful: "I'm glad That people like you are few. I wouldn't be quite so mad, If I were U."

Edna Yurak—Thanks for the little poem, Erl.ua. but I'm afraid that I cannot publish it now, as I have too many copied poem? on hand. Thank you for giving me the opportunity or perusing It, however. Winnie Fuller—You did not carry the thought- in the first verse of your poem to a successful conclusion, did you. Winnie? You say "sitting by a rippling- stream," and this line leads one to expect why you are sitting- there. If you had said. "I am sitting," I would have understood what you meant. Another thing- that I suggest is that you learn a little, more about rhyme before attempting- a second poem. ".Me" and "homeland" rannot ,be said to rhyme, can they? Try again, and 1 will be interested to see how you get on. C grade.