THE POPPIES.
In Su=srx onco I saw the poppies spilt Across tho hi I Hops j bke a scarlet quilt. And deep below mo, whero tho cornland spreads, All feathery-gold, I saw (hem toss their beads And dance about, as if t.hcv didn't core Although they knew they had no business there). I think the corn must like such lovely weeds Strung through its hair, like strings of glistening beads.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18996, 18 April 1925, Page 4 (Supplement)
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70THE POPPIES. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18996, 18 April 1925, Page 4 (Supplement)
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