BUSH MEMORIES.
*». By CLEM. H. EGGLETON. Wanganui. A fantail flitted here and there,. A moth gleamed brightly in the air. The drowsy hum of summertime Mingled with the smell of pine. A lui piped out shrill and free, Calling his mate from tree to tree. A third, a fourth, Ah me! The throng That burst forth in melodious song— And as I sat among the trees, With hands clasped loosely round my knees, I heard the pigeons coo all day And drop a berry in their play. Spare, Oh, spare the trees and birds When clearing land for dairy herds. E'en now the bush is thinning" out, And all the birds been put to rout. The smoke has scared away the bee, The axe has felled the tallest tree. The grass has grown, a road runs by - The quiet spot where oft I'd lie Beneath the trees sq straight and tall, Where oft I heard the berries fall, And the tui piped out shrill and free, Calling his mate from tree to tree.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20520, 22 March 1930, Page 4 (Supplement)
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