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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XII, Issue 499, 12 August 1867, Page 1

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SEASONS. /jjm the cheerful Budding-time 1 '-D When thorn-hedges turn to green, Wiieii ii«w leaves or cliu kiiu liuio Cleave uiid shed their winter cp r?d n * Tender lambs are born and “ baa," North wind finds no snow to bring. In the miracle of spring. Ob the gorgeous Blossom-days j When broad flag-flowers drink and blow, In and out in summor-bluzo Dragon-flies flash to and fro; Ashen branches bang out keys, Oaks put forth the ro-y shoot, Wandering herds wax sleek at ease, Lovely blossoms end in fruit. Oh the shooting Harvest-weeks; Mother earth grown fat with shear es Thrifty gleaner llnds who seeks ; Eusset-goldeu pomp of leaves Crowns the woods to fall at length ; Bracing winds are felt to stir, Ocean gathers up her strength, Beasts renew their dwindled for. Oh the starving Winter-lapse ! Ice-bound, hunger-pinched and dim j Dormant roots recall their saps, Empty nests show black and grim, Short-lived sunshine gives no heat, Undue buds a'rc nipped by frost, Snow sets forth a. winding sheet, And all hope of life seems lost. CHRISTINA G. ROSSETTI,