TRENTHAM MEMORIES
An early mis! athwart the piam, A hooter to' reveiks — 7 tptti ivrusiie: piping vel ogam i-or step one. earcie raliv Lengthy sheds and stone-ringed bed* And convalescents lazing And verdant tracks and saffron 'slacks And -prettv Birh a-sazmg. * « <*> m * -* Men sloth marchmf. eyebrtfos arching. Gold hais prancms op and doom. 0, Trentham! Dear Trentham] Teemms Trentham town. * " * * * * * Tmgei tines beiear the ridge Med fiags alone the ranges-— Wsater heating by the bridge And "groap" and ''rapid" changes. Extended tanks and httiided bank** And crowded single fume — And bayomi works and physic jerk*. And preitv girls e-smaaig. * * « * St » Platoons dissolving left and right. Mess orderlies aboundingThe tower clock face clem and bright, Retreat a slowly sounding. And raw recruits -and institutes. And streets and level walking. And levin lights and joyous nights. . And preitv girls a-talkmg. —OLIVER.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 153, 29 June 1940, Page 5 (Supplement)
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