THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES
Old FnowEiis. Give me the Jlowers our great grandmothers grew The bachelors' buttons in a small tight rowOld lavender for linen white as snow— Heartsease and marigolds and violets blue. Bring me the. pinks and mignonette they knew, Dark grannies' bonnets, crimson phlox aglow Beside the hollyhocks, as long ago They walked Great Aunt Alarm's garden through. I know the aster, Iceland poppy bright. New daisies and new dahlias have their hour. 1 want an old rose in my greying hair. A posy of such blooms trom an eld bower Vs with a valentine thrilled some love night “Sweet Alice to sweet A\ illiani, greeting fair f ’ ZORA CROSS.
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Hokitika Guardian, 16 April 1925, Page 2
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113THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES Hokitika Guardian, 16 April 1925, Page 2
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