TO-DAY.
mtfi'ti shall do so much m years to come, lUit wjiat have we* done. .to-day? Wq jshal) give our gold in^princely sum, But what did we give tin-day! Wfc shall'-.Hf t the heart and' dry the tear, We shalt plant a hope ih'the place of ■ A. ..tfear,- ... .. ■ . :.,« . We shall speak tho words of love and •vvfcheer; Bis:what did we speak to-day! We .shall be so kind m the after-while, But what have. we been to-day? We shall bring to each lonely life a smile, But what have we brought to-day ? We shall give to truth a grander ,birth, And to steadfast, faith a deeper Worth, We shall feed the hungering souls of. earth; But whom have we fed to-day? We shall reap such joys m the bye-and-bye, ' . But what have we sown to-day! We shall build vs mansions m. tlie sky, But what have we built to-day? "lis sweet m idle dreams to bask, But here and now do we do our task, Yes, this is the thing, our souls must ask : What have we done to-day !
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10574, 27 January 1906, Page 2 (Supplement)
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178TO-DAY. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10574, 27 January 1906, Page 2 (Supplement)
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