Under the Leaves
Into the lap'of the bare brown earth, Stripped of her beautiful golden, sheaves, Am if in sympathy for her dearth, Plniter and nestle the autumn leaven ; And the lonely landscape hides away ; ', Her face, deep-lined with sad decay, Under the leaves 1 ' - Down from the tall old forest trees The leafy Bhowere gently fall. *- And taking the wings 'of the passing breeze •■ Softly they cover the earth like a pall. Ah- would that we the past might fold, 1 " Of blighted hopes and dreams untold; Under the leaves I Under the leaves of the flying years, L r O, strive thou. weary soul, to lay " The care and sorrow, the bitter tears, The 'dreary burden of yesterday, Away deep down in the heart's recess, Under the leaves of f orgetfulness, Under the leaves !
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Southland Times, Issue 90124, 25 January 1886, Page 4
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136Under the Leaves Southland Times, Issue 90124, 25 January 1886, Page 4
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