A SONG OF LITTLE TOWNS
You may sing of cities. Factories and mills: I will sing of little towns Set among the hills. I will sing their freshness « In the early spring, When from every maple tree Friendly robins sing. I will sing of hollyhocks Blooming by the door: Cheese and thread and garden seeds At the little store. I will sing of neighbours Stopping when they meet. For a little visiting In the shady street You may sing of cities With their craft and greed; I will sing of little towns With their simple creed. 1 will sing of church bells On the quiet air Of a Wednesday evening. Calling folks to prayer I will sing of pleasures Innocent and free; And of grief and sorrow Borne with dignity. I will sing of workers Resting in the sun; Of the sunset’s beauty When the day is dons You may sing of cities You may sing of cities With their gleaming lights; I will sing of little towns And starlit nights. —B. Y. Williams, in Christian Science Monitor.'
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 26 November 1927, Page 14
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178A SONG OF LITTLE TOWNS Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 26 November 1927, Page 14
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