ALONE.
Alone where no footsteps fall, And the Night's Weird vo : ces call, Where the r obs and sighing Of the we^t wibds dying Grow -faint in the gutntrees talL Alone in the pale moonlight ; Alone where the stjrs shina bright, And the ocean's roar On the sad, wild shore Makes plaint in the far, still night. ' Alone where the rnru's cry Peals forth from the copies nigh, And the weary rest On the cal'i- cool breast Of earth without moan or sigh. Alone where the mind and braiu Are free to rejoice agaiu ; And the heart's fresh love To the heaven above Ascends, nor ascen <c in vain. Alone in the Soul's own land While numberless joys expand Into glories there, And our yearnings hear To infinite peace biyond. Alone before Nature's throne : . Alone with our thoughts — alone. 'Tis in houra like these That the spirit sees And walks with tbe great Unknown. South Dunedin, July 1895. —P. E. Nolan.
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Otago Witness, Volume 11, Issue 2159, 11 July 1895, Page 39
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161ALONE. Otago Witness, Volume 11, Issue 2159, 11 July 1895, Page 39
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