Christmas Verses for you

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 150, 22 December 1931, Page 24

Christmas Verses for you

"FLOWERS OF OUR LAND." (Original.) 4 Clematis, leayes green on twisted boughs 0 starry-eyed flower of the da;. Toll? up your pure drifts of petals 49 the sunset's gold fades into grey. O Rata with blossoms of crimson. Blood-red in tho light of the morn, With ydur bright colour stolen from heav'n You are flushed at tho birth of the dawn, The gold of the flow'rine Kowhal Breaks .through midst the feathery green. *T1» like the true gold of beauty, No fairer sight e'er has been seen. "JMUGPTOB OF TLAGE" (15). Selburn. • Ct * "CHRISTMAS." (Original/) Christnuß Is coming, Christmas Is near, Th« happiest time Of nil times of the year. Christ was born on Chlgtmas . night In a stable cold without any Unlit. God put In the sky a rery bright star To guide, the Wise Men, who came from afar. They brought their Sifts ot cold, incense, and myrbh To bless the Babe whom God left there,. - ■ "SHYER SPANGLE" (9). lower Butt. "NIGHT BEFORE. CHRISTMAS." (Original.) 4b Christmas Ere my mother said. "Hurry up and io to bed, Or el»e you won't get any toys Which Santa brings to girl a and boys." .When! woke up, It waa the morn, 1 tare a very big wide yawn. I saw my mother by my bed; "A. Merry Christmas I" then sho said. "PJUNCESS EVELYS" (13). fflty.

I BEST OF ALL. By 0, Croiler. , The Blakes had a parly rot Christmas,' As good as a (rrown-up ball. The Grunts went down to the city again, Jean Scott had a fly in her uncle's plane. But I had an old-fashioned stocking, And that -was tha best of all. ' I squeezed Hs nobs in the Oantness, I wondered.< supposed, and guessed; As soon as the earliest reep of day Jjaughed at ;ny, window, "Como out and play!' I was skipping about for pleasure Before J had bathed or dressed. A box of wonderful crayons, A necklace of pink pearl drops, A. screw-top bottle of eau-de-Cologne, And tha prettiest hankies I've ever known, And some curious gum-nut goblins That never came out of shops. ■ The Simpsons drove otT to'the seaside. To the bini hotel by the shore. . .-.. Oh, I had ajraondi and dates and things, Apd bead! of threading In flnge,r-rings, And a new (trap-collar for Barney, * And even then there was more. l ' , "TUMBLE-TOWN." At, Jumble-Town one windy evo, 'Twas nearlng Christmas, I believe. Old Blljy Brpwn went bustling by To light the street Jumna, high as bigh. He lighted one,' he lighted two. He said, "I rather . think they.'JJ, do. I do liko 'windy eves," he said. And then his hat blew from his head And In the cheery light he'd lit He saw two elvea ,rUBh after it. "I, think,'' said he, "it's plain-as plain I'll never see 'that hat again I Found by "FAIRY DEWDROP"' (3).'. j Kilblrnie.