IN THE AUTUMN.
Where are the flowers that blossomed So fair in the bright days of spring ; Where are the swallows that slummed o'er the land So gaily on glimmering wing ? Where are the green leaves that whispered Such marvellous melody ? And the wandering zephyrs that sighed forth their soul In odorous kisses to me 1 Where is the friend of my bosom ? Why cometh he not to my cries ? So weary am I for the clasp of his hand I So faint for the light of his eyes 1 Ah ! once more the blossoming roses Their delicate bloom will unfold ; The swallows will skim o'er the sunshiny land On their glimmering wings as of old. The trees will stretch upward to heaven Their bountiful branches of green : And the slumbering zephyrs will waken and sigh Theft mystical music between. And the passionate kiss of the summer Will thrill to the heart as of yore ; But the friend that walked with me in days that are gone Can never come back to me more ! —William Leighton.
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Otago Witness, 14 December 1893, Page 39
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176IN THE AUTUMN. Otago Witness, 14 December 1893, Page 39
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