THE DAWN LADY

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 16, 9 April 1927, Page 22

THE DAWN LADY

A SUNBEAM’S IMPRESSION There is a light from yonder hill, A glow in the Eastern sky, Fortelling the birth of another day, For the Dawn Lady is nigh. She floats o’er the meadows and fields of green. Where little white daisies sleep, And at the touch of her magic wand, Out from the grass they peep. Her hair is long and like fine-spun gold, Her dress is of thistle-down, Her shoes are fashioned from silken leaves, And are made in Happy Town. She holds her court in the Eastern clouds And she laughs like a happy girl. Under a roof of a rosy shade, On a throne of the finest pearl. Merle Maloney (aged 13). A PEEP INTO HAPPY TOWN Do you know where Peter Pan And Jack and Jill all live? Why, of course, it’s Tiptoe Street, More names to you I’ll give. There’s Handy Pandy, Little 80-Peep, The woman who lived in a shoe; Next door lives Peter Pumpkin’s wife and Mistress Mary, too. Red Riding Hood and the wicked*wolf Have managed to be good friends, And little bunches of sweet, sweet flowers To her he sometimes sends. So write your name and your address, And one and all dance down The merry ways of Tiptoe Street That lead to Happy Town. Madeline Pyne (aged 14). LITTLE BABY GOLDEN-HAIR Little Baby Golden-hair, Where' did you get your eyes? They are like two sunbeams Fallen from the skies. Little Baby Golden-hair, Where did you get your smile? It’s like a lot of sunsets Heaped up in a pile. My question will you answer. Sweet little babe of mine? Baby of the pure, blue eyes And hair that is so fine. Loris Chilwell (aged 11).