Poetry
TROUBLE BORROWERS. There’s many a trouble Would break like a bubble And into the waters of Lethe depart, Did we not rehearse it, And tenderly nurse it, And give it a permanent place in our heart. There’s many a sorrow Would vanish to-morrow, Were we but willing to furnish the wings; So sadly intruding, And quietly brooding, Hatches out all sorts of horrible things. How welcome the seeming Of looks that are beaming. Whether one’s wealthy or whether one’s poor! Eyes bright as a berry, Cheeks red as a cherry, [can cure. The groan and the curse and the heartache Eesolve to be merry, All worry to ferry Across the famed waters that bid us forget, And no longer tearful, But be happy and cheerful, [yet. We feel life has much that’s worth living for —Selected.
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Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 11, 10 June 1893, Page 2
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137Poetry Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 11, 10 June 1893, Page 2
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