THE HOUSE OF LOVE.
Tliero is a houso that in its garden lies Willi long low front under a sunny hill, And only Love could such a houso dovise And only Love its loveliness fulfil.
Its short broad windows spread to catch tlio light, Its heavy door shuts closo against tho cold; They must havo worked with joy to build so right, The men who built that lilllo houso of old.
The drifting rain darkens its walls to
gi'ey, Tho south-west gales beat full against the glass; Tlio mist hides trees and paths and earth away, Secure and beautiful it sees them pass.
It is a houso to gather in men's hearts, For women to make homes in, for it stands, Thick-walled, wido-chimneyed, strong id all its parts, And holy from tho touch of workmen's hands. —-Gladys Mary Hazel.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20472, 25 January 1930, Page 8 (Supplement)
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139THE HOUSE OF LOVE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20472, 25 January 1930, Page 8 (Supplement)
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