VAGRANT VERSE
THE ORETI ANTHOLOGY. I.M. 589.— CHARLES OSCAR PALMER (Written for The Southland Times.') The noble Maori tongue has lost a lover, The ancient hills more silent have become Since their true poet is dead; the sea forever Sounds monodies to me who was its son, Alas, our singer of the south is dumb. Yet he has captured from the ancient race Some magic known not unto any other, And from the mountains he has gathered in A harvest of the soul. The sea’s wide face Carried a smile for him, his song to win.
And for his bed (the minstrel sea below), The great Kaikouras with their vestal snow.
—SOUTHERNER Invercargill, January 23, 1935.
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Southland Times, Issue 22488, 24 January 1935, Page 6
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116VAGRANT VERSE Southland Times, Issue 22488, 24 January 1935, Page 6
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