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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 33, 12 August 1867, Page 197

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SEASONS

jJj&H the cheerful Budding-time! w ■ When thorn-hedges turn to green, .When new leaves of elm and lime

Cleave and. shed their winter screen; Tender lambs are bom [and “ baa,” North wind finds no snow.to bring, Vigorous Nature laughs “ Ha ha,” . In the miracle of spring.

Oh the gorgeous Blossom-days! When broad flag-flowers drink and blow, In and out in summer-blaze Dragon-flies flash to and fro; Ashen branches bang out keys, Oaks put forth the rosy shoot, Wandering herds wax sleek at ease. Lovely blossoms end in fruit.

Oh the shooting Harvest-weeks; Mother earth grown fat with shcav Thrifty gleaner finds who seeks; Russet-golden 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 fur.

Oh the starving Winter-lapse! Ice-bound, hunger-pinched and dim; Dormant roots recall their saps, . Empty nests show black and grim, Short-lived sunshine gives no heat, Undue buds are nipped by frost, Snow sets forth a winding sheet. And all hope of life seems lost.

CHRISTINA G. ROSSETTI