FROM THE POETS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 17756, 17 September 1927, Page 12

FROM THE POETS

I DON’T' LIICE BEETLES.

j don’t Tike 6 eetles. tlio’- I’m sure they’re very good, I don’t like porridge, though Nairn a. says I should; , I don’t like the cistern in the attic where 1 phvy, . , , „ , And the funny noise the bath makes when the winter runs away. X don’t like the fooling when my gloves are made of silk, And that dreadful slimy skinny stuff on top of hot m ilk; I don’t like tigers,, not even m a book, And, I know its very naughty, but i don’t like Cocik 1 —fclOSE FYLEMAN. THE FAR- FARERS. The broad sun, The bright day ; White sails On the blue bayj; The far farers Draw au'ay. Light the fires And close the door To the old homes, To the loved shoa-e, The far farers Return no more. —R.L.S. “Bunches of grapes,” says Timothy, “Pomegranates pink,” says Elaine. “A junket of cream .and a cranberry tart for me,” says Jane. 'Hove in a mist,” says Timothy. “Primroses pale,” says Elaine. “A nosegay of pinks and mignonette For me,” says Jane. “Chariots of gold,” says Timothy. “Silvery wings,” says Elaine. “A liumpity rido in a waggon of hay For me,” says Jane. —WALTER DE LA MARE. SO LITTLE! It takes so little to make us sad, Just a. slighting word or a doubting sneer, Just a scornful smile on some lips held dear; And our footsteps lag, though tho goal seemed near, And we lose tho courage and hope we had — So little it takes to make us sad. It takes so little to make us glad; Just a cheering clasp of a friendly hand, Just a word from one who can understand ; And we finish the task wo long had planned, And we lose the doubt and the fear wo had— So little it takes to make us glad. —Author unknown.

THE TRUANT. A voice in the sunrise sang softly and shrill, “Come iollow, come follow, come follow I”Wlierever 1 went, at was echoing still—- “ Come follow, come follow, come follow !”- Then looked I around me, but no one was there; The green buds wero bursting, the morning was fair, And low and insistent vibrated the air With “Poliow, come follow, come follow!” The bookshelves reproached me with duty undone, “0 follow, come follow, come follow!” But whispered the leaves, and tlio wind, and the sun, “Come follow, come follow, come follow!” The cool-scented buds on the branches wero new. The grass in the meadow was filmy with dew—’Twas springtime that call’d me: so what could I do But follow, come follow, come follow ? —Joan Harrison in “Chambers’ Journal.R RIDDLES. Q.: Why is a horse cleverer than a fox ? A.: Because it can run away in a trap. Q.: When is a ship like snow? A.: When it drifts. (Sent by “Jonquil,” Tycho.) Q.: What trees are found growing near the sea? A.: Beeches. (Sent by Mary Murphy, Timaru.) Q.: What is the difference between a bee and a donkey? A.: One gets all the honey, and the other all the wax (whacks). (Sent by Allen Hall, Timaru.) Q.: What has four legs yet is always carried ? A.: A chair.

Q.: When is a jelly like a table? A.: AVhen it is set. (Segt by “Shipmate,” Timaru.) Q.: What is the difference between a dressmaker and a farmer? A.: One sews what she gathers, and the other gathers what he sows. (Sent by Hilda Beattie, St. Andrews.) SOLUTIONS TO JUMBLED TEN-NAMES. 1 — Blueoap. 2 Dalzol!. 3 Buttercup. 4 Dewdrop. 5 Peteikm. G —Sunshine.