The Robin's Rain Song
High in tho orchard boughs ho sings His invocation clear, His prophecy of rain to come To meadows dry and sere. Querulous brooks that fret through days Of heat and sun grow still, And winds once moro bear far the song Of pines upon the hill Tito gardens hear his singing -word And wake from drowsy dreams; The tall elms try upon their harps Long-loved, forgotten themes. High in tho orchard boughs he sings With faith and meaning plain, A wee apostle of the fields, The prophet of the rain! • Arthur Wallace Peach.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6748, 5 January 1932, Page 2
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97The Robin's Rain Song Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6748, 5 January 1932, Page 2
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