ACROSS THE SEAS.
Her foot falls faintly on the sand ; Her yearning heart would fain divine What passes in that far-off' land Beyond the dim horizon's line.
A white wing flutters on the blue ; Her heart sways with the soft south breeze— Ah ! would she were a bird and knew To beat her way across the seas. And to the vaulted heaven she lifts, From alien shores her dreamy eyes ; She follows where a white cloud drifts Its northward way athwart the skies. And will it meet the upward gaze Of him whose thought is all for her? And will he see it, in amaze, And wonder why his soul should stir ? Or will his heart at once divine That she has watched it far away— That in it fragrant memories twine Of love of him of yesterday ?
Alas ! alas ! her eyes are wet With foolish tears—the cloud above Drifts by—eternal bonds are set To human thought and human love.
And yet—who knows—it still may be The moment hath its perfect part In life, and speeds across the sea To spend its sunshine in his heart.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume X, Issue 12, 25 March 1893, Page 277
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186ACROSS THE SEAS. New Zealand Graphic, Volume X, Issue 12, 25 March 1893, Page 277
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