EASTER MORNING
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± /, * "tl T ' (Original.) By GLORIA RAWLINSON, *s• •2* 606 Manukau Rd., Epsom (age 14) |2» 4< Tho' summer flowers have faded in the garden, T •§< And leaves upon the vine arc tinged wltli (/old, •§< There sllll abides a peaceful shining glory, Where the petals of the Easter buds unfold. & * Upon the air there breathes a fragrant sweetness, >§. From the garden where the slender lilies grow, jsj It brings again the thought of Love's completeness, ji* JL " 'in that other garden—many years ago. >r J? -5< His eyes beheld the tall white lilies waken, * Saw the petals of some creamy bud unclose — 4< j{ yellowed leaf, by morning zephyrs shaken, "fj ' In the dawning of that Day when lie. arose. In my (jarden there arc little Easter daisies, >§• % The birds are singing sweeter far to-day, X For the beauty of the lilies—they are telling £ <>£< Of Hie mighty Love that rolled the stone away,. *
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21467, 15 April 1933, Page 4 (Supplement)
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157EASTER MORNING New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21467, 15 April 1933, Page 4 (Supplement)
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