Swan Queen
! A flower you were—a child—a star, S • All lovely things; ' i | All things that are j j Part of the pageantry of grace; „ j : Cloud, blossom, foam, 'an angel s ! i face; . ' | , | Fragment of a flower that fell, • j A petalled moonlit asphodel; \ j All Innocence, serenely Wise j I In the soft candour of your eyes— j [ A silver silence softly 'stirred j ! by the white flutter of a bird. j { Ghost, hunter, shadow, prince and j : 'sWan—— /' • j The night is wild-—the dream has \ if 0 "' Joyce Jeffery. |
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23339, 6 May 1939, Page 6 (Supplement)
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92Swan Queen New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23339, 6 May 1939, Page 6 (Supplement)
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