WOMAN'S LIFE.
A SUDDEN glimpse of strange things in a strange new world, A little puny protest 'gainst existence hurled, A lot of smiles and rocking, and a lot of aches and strife, Soapsuds bath and catnip tea— And that is life. A chasing bees and butterflies through spring's bright days, A plucking gold-eyed daisies in the woodland ways, A little bread and sugar, and a little fuss and rife. Mud pies and broken dolls— And that is life. A little books and music and an ‘ art ' or two, A sweetheart, and a long dress, and some gum to chew. A ring and a love-letter, ‘ Will you be my wife ?’ A wedding veil and bridal tour-— And that is life. A little home and dishes, and some rooms to sweep ; A lot of tumbled castles, and a lot of tears to weep, Some joys as sweet as heaven, some pains keen a« a knife Then creeping down the ‘ shady side ’ — And that is life.
Belle Hunt.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume IX, Issue 9, 27 February 1892, Page 201
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166WOMAN'S LIFE. New Zealand Graphic, Volume IX, Issue 9, 27 February 1892, Page 201
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