VAGRANT VERSE
THE ORETI ANTHOLOGY. 342.—Words and Tunes. (Written for the Southland Times.) Pile up the words, the words, Nor choose them overmuch; They’re not alive like birds, They lack a master-touch! Collect the tunes, the tunes, Unmated to the lark; They are but lifeless runes Without the vital spark! So words and tunes pass on, And soon are wholly fled; Nor do we weep upon What was forever dead! —Southerner. Invercargill, October 21, 1930.
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Southland Times, Issue 21219, 21 October 1930, Page 6
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75VAGRANT VERSE Southland Times, Issue 21219, 21 October 1930, Page 6
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