DARKNESS
The following beautiful poem by Siliver Wing (Doreen Shaw) won first 'prize in a recent poetry competition.— I thought aloud — T love the duak . .. The paler cloak of Night That wraps a tired, dusty world . . . The faint gold star* for light.” 5 Someone moved, and as I turned r .1 wondered as I read i The sadness in the upturned fa :e ... e Then—T am blind.” she said. P i SEVEN JAPANESE PROVERBS s t A fallen blossom doe? not return J to the twig. e Too much courtesy is discourtesy I Pinch yourself anil know how others l * j feel. e ; A firebrand is easily kindled. i. The frog in the well knows nothing ® | of the high sea s. 0 » He who breaks through a thicket _ ! disturbs the snakes, d Sufficient dust will make a mountain. 11 ! ** a- * xTWiww* * * *r*Tir**rij
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 291, 29 February 1928, Page 6
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142DARKNESS Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 291, 29 February 1928, Page 6
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