FROM AFAR.
. (Writ, ton in Flanders). ■Tis sunset here on 'Flanders |»i;iin, Ami soon the night with loot of grey Will .steal ;ilnn;4. Her lolnvs again Will veil tlir lioi'fors sliown hy day Ami hide In.rn lit;.iitii alight with still's This broken. I.iuisfil ami bleeding lam!, Whi-iv war tin' once fair landscape mars Ami scatters death with ruthless hand. The hilU of New Zealand, oft 1 sec—-l-ike silent sentinels they rise. In dreams their image mines to mo W hen sleep has sealed my weary .y t'S. Their healthy slopes I then ascend ; 1 pause to view the valley fair, And wateh the peaceful homes that semi Thin lines of smoke upon the air. I know not if these eyes onto more Shall see indeed the land I love. Clod keep her safe from shore to shore : His angels guard her from above. —A. Irwin.
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Hokitika Guardian, 6 October 1925, Page 4
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145FROM AFAR. Hokitika Guardian, 6 October 1925, Page 4
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