UNDER THE SURFACE.

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 47, 1 May 1930, Page 2

UNDER THE SURFACE.

On the surface, foam and roar, Restless heave and passionate dash, Shingle rattle along the shore, Gathering boom and thundering crash. TJnder the surface, soft green light, A~ husJi of peace and an endless clam, Winds and waves from a choral height, ' Falling sweet a"S a far-off psalm. On "the surface, swell and swirl, Tossing weed and drifting waif, Broken spai's that the mad waves whirl, Where vrrcek-watching rocks they chafeUnder the suTface, loveliest forms, Feathery fronds with crimson curl, Tiensures too deep for "Jie, raid of • storms, 'DeVicatefcCoral' and hidden pearl. On. -the /'surface, lilies white, A painted skiff wiffc a singing crew, Sky-reflections soft and bright, Tremulous crimson, gold and blue. Under the surface, life in death, Slimy tangle and oogy moans, Creeping things with watery Blackening roots and whitening bones, On tb.-e surface, a shining reach., A crystal couci for the moonbeam's . - rest, " _ ■ . ■..•■•■■■•• Starry ripples; along the beach, Sunset songs from the breezy west. VUnder the surface, glooms and fears, Treacherous currents swift and strong Deafening Tush, in th« drowning, ears,— . Ijj&ve ye rightly read my song T : —-Frances Ridley Have^rgal.