THE DANCE.
From The Ma<*es
Riotous ragtime from tnrobbing strings— The booming loins and the drum's rhythmic >< ar — The ropes are loosened, and the golden floor He times a garden of gay human things. Pale faces smile, pnd the sa.d heart now -ings; And dreams stir sweetly, and pain sleeps once more In those who know that da.-.cing is n, door To fairy lands where nnug'lit but laughter rings. A frail one ioyous in lmr lover's arm, i.ike :-, weak flower enchanted by the. rain : Forgetting toil. leaf, steam, and the alarm Of m..d machines that roared through hour;i of pain. To her young soul the dance is sweet and warm T.iko liclit of snr'ng where gloom and cold have lain. —James Stevens.
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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 278, 25 May 1917, Page 3 (Supplement)
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122THE DANCE. Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 278, 25 May 1917, Page 3 (Supplement)
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