VAGRANT VERSE
COLOUR.. (Written for the Southland Times.) I love the rising sun’s unfolding rays, Whose kisses sparkle in each dewy frond, Mv heart beats fast when silver water plays From fountain-head upon a purple pond. I’m fascinated by exotic flowers, Distinguished by a dark and crimson stain, „ , Their silky petals lambent after showers Arc frail and fragile like a daisy chain. The brilliant beauty of the ball-room’s throng, , ~ . Where swing the happy ones gaily bedight, Makes me to quicken like a smitten gong And throw a mocking laugh at ghostly night. Yet tinselled scenes and nature's wonders lush, . From memory’s vivid pages quickly flee, When I behold my charming Phillis flush, Her lovely face aglow with ecstasy. R. the S. Invercargill, 20/2/32.
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Southland Times, Issue 21648, 9 March 1932, Page 4
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123VAGRANT VERSE Southland Times, Issue 21648, 9 March 1932, Page 4
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