SEA PAGE AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 55, 6 March 1937, Page 20

SEA PAGE

AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

"SEA-LAND." (Original.) . "0 Sea, ' with thy hungry Jaws Of angry waves and seething foam, What keepest thou upon thy floors? What creatures dost there roam?" "I answer you. 0 earthly child, With eyes of blue, like violets wild, 1 upon my floors vaat treasures ke«p, To see the creatures, you must sleep. "So lay your head upon the sand, Close your eyes; we're oft to sea-land. Come, ,put your tiny band in mine. Hurry, please, there's not much time." And so the child saw wondrous thtnps, Palaces and great seakings. Neptune, too, and mermaids fair, With silvery tails and , golden hair. Treasure chests and ■ pirate ships. Water-babes with rosy lips. , Shells, and seaweed, ' sea-land trees, Flowers, gardens, sealand bees. "LA ROSE MOUSSEUSE" (14). Wanganui. RIDDLES. 1. What beam can-t you lift!—A sunbeam. 2. What knot can't you untie f—A knot in 3. What bow can't bb bent?—A rainbow. -4. What ship Is it that you cannot put , sails gal— Hardshlpj

"AT THE END OF THE TRIP." (Original.) it's good to~ watch the steamers • . . Come sweeping Into the bay; ' While it their wake the white foam flows, And their bows are corcred In spray. The sailors laugh and shout, All jolly and ill gay.; For who could be unhappy On such' a summer's day. The engines beat to silence, As she steals Into her berth; The passengers step down the gangway— Back to solid earth. Straining porters carry luggageAll is noise and bustle — People hurrying everywhere, And pushing through the hustle. Then gradually they disappear, Or draw away from the ship; As their friends and reliitlves claim them At the end of the trip. "ICAXCT PRETTY" "THE MERMAID." (Original.) A mermaid sat on a rock- one day, Dabbling her feet In the sea. She came up on to the rocks to play With the winkles and the seaweed. Her hair hung down from her tiny head, In lovely dark. brown curls. At night she sleeps In a seaweed bed, Under the tossing sea. "GREATGREEX- . FEATHEB/i .^