TO MAUD.
A mass of curls, a winsome face, Twin eyes that looked me through; Impression of a moment's space, My first glimpse, Maud, of you. You are, methiuks. but four years old— An Ego I envy now; For you are minting childhood's gold With an unclouded brow. I wish you endless joy, and more Success in all you do. Of fortune, just sufficient store, And love enough for two. Suppose, when twenty years hav^ passed, You chance to find among These treasures v.hich your girlhood cast Aside, this old-time song. Will you despi^s the yellowed sheet, The soug o: other days? Or will you murmur, soft and sweet, A gentle word of praise? — W. Fkakcis Chambers. Wellington, April, 1903.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2565, 13 May 1903, Page 59
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120TO MAUD. Otago Witness, Issue 2565, 13 May 1903, Page 59
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