ORIGINAL POETRY.
BESiDE THE SEA. Far down beside the restless sea, Where the wild waves play, Whispering strange sad tales to me, I've passed the hours away ; Heedless how soon the long day sped, Or what it held in store — Dreaming of what the wild waves said, Down, down beside the shore. It was not much, I did not care To hear their anxious tone, Thoughtless of what their feeling were Should I be pleased alone ; Watching the wild waves floating past, Hearing their sullen roar, I folt the'moments fled too fast Dqwn, down beside the shore. Over the waves the flapping sail Cilidca far across the bay, How soon beneath the gentle gale It speeds from sight away— Now rising on the foaming crest, Now sinking, lost once more— These are the thougths that filled my breast Down, down beside the shore. But peaceful night in fading light It's warning finger shows, And struggling through the clouds of night The evening s.ta.r light glows ; Is it a pain, a foolish pain, To feol those hours are o'er ? Ah, let dream my dreams again Down, down beside the shore. Kitty. Oamaru, March 1, 1579.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 913, 20 March 1879, Page 2
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194ORIGINAL POETRY. Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 913, 20 March 1879, Page 2
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