THE LITTLE GHOST
“It is feared that eight or ten millions may die of starvation in Europe this winter.” —From an UNRRA report. I drive him daily from my door, A little ghost—he never, cries, Only the horror of his eyes Destroys my peace for evermore. I drive him out, yet in he’ll creep, At night beside my bed he stands Touching with tiny frozen hands My coverlid. I may not sleep. At meals he stands beside my seat, He watches the full dishes pass. He watches everything I eat; He gnaws a little bit of grass. Oh, little one! Oh little one! Small unit of that mighty host, You haunt me plenty with your ghost For all that I have left undone! —Marjorie Adams. (Miss Marjorie Adams is Superintendent of the Anglican Boys’ Home at the Lowe Hutt). Red Cross Magazine.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 5, 31 July 1946, Page 3
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142THE LITTLE GHOST Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 5, 31 July 1946, Page 3
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