WINTER. (To L. G.)
Fax o'er the land a dreary desolation Spreads wide, and wraps all in its wintry gloom. Fierce-raging winds, that echoed thro' the ni^ht, ' " Unwearied still, wail thro' the darkened day. The far-off hills that greeted smiling skies, Gold-misted in the tender light of dawn, Now hidden lie. veiled deep in sullen cloud. Sweet-iscented flowers, the breath of fragrant
winds, The sunlight's srlory, and the song of birds No longer fill each hour with deep delight; All lone, forsaken, broods the dreary world. Yet though we grieve for glories now de-
parted, Sweet comfort lingers in the longing heart, Knowing full well there waits a joyous time, When Spring shall come, and all the land re-
joice, Glowing with wondrous beauty yet again. Even so to thee, whose life is soTrow-laden, Of tender love and gladness is bereft, Shalt come the awakening of a fairer time, Dear, patient, noble heart, when thou shalt
know 3STo more of bitter sorrow and despair, But Spring, and life, and love in all its glory In some far spirit-land thy soul shalt find, When loosed the chains that hold thee captive
here, And thou on -earth thy mission hast fulfilled. —Ada Olive Ellistow. Christchurch, June, 1905.
WINTER. (To L. G.)
Otago Witness, Issue 2674, 14 June 1905, Page 78
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