THE DEEPER NOTE.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 120, 18 May 1912, Page 6

THE DEEPER NOTE.

"'I sing of brooks, of blossoms, Mrds, and bowers." —Herrick.To sing of brooks, of blossoms, birds,

and trees, And all the rare things of the sum-mer-tide, When joy's awing upon the playful

breeze, : And all the prospect's smiling as a ■ bride— Aye,, that were sweet! All worthy

themes for song. Each speaks the bounty of a lavish '' earth— The blessings rare that rightly do be-

long To them that seek the treasures of mirth.

Yet would I pause the while, and seek a theme In ways less smiling than the coun-try-side.

In far off scenes of stress I sometimes seem - • f To find a voice that may not be denied— A voice that mid the arid scenes of woe . • .

Still lifts itself on high in notes of cheer ■Hath for my soul a richer, deeper glow . ■ Than hapj^y bird-notes in the morning clear. .

Who sings amid the joyous fields of peace Where all is fresh, and sweet, and lushly green. But gives an inward happiness release, And adds new glory to a gloried scene; Butl he whose song, springs forth from care and strife, Like an oasis in some desert plain, His is the song that gives the hopeless life. And thrills with living joy the heart of pain!