Poets' Corner

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 507, 9 November 1928, Page 14

Poets' Corner

ROAD S END {Written for The Sun.j You have made summer golden: now you go — Let us have nothing but the courteous words Chosen by men to suit an unstirred heart When roadways that were friendly fall apart. Let neither tell he knew that in these slow Sweet dawns was chiming of enchanted birds. For words are broken wings. ... Let this suffice. That in some twilight all the green and gold Of pausing summer suddenly shall hold Colour of you; the little horn of rain Through dripping leaves shall sound your name again; And all the pools where opal sunsets shine, Having more faithful memory than mine. Shall give me back the laughter of your eyes. ROBIN HYDE. W ellington. To N.Z. Writers HANDSOME PRIZES FOR ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES POEMS. ESSAYS. LIMERICKS THF SUN’S CHRISTMAS NUMBER FOR its 1928 Christmas Number, THE SUN is seeking original and hitnerto unpublished short stories and verse. We are again offering attractive rewards for the best performances in each section. DINCE its Inception The Sun has opened its columns to New Zealand writers, and has exerted every effort to encourage literary talent in the Dominion. This policy is not just a Christmas “endeavour,” but is pursued throughout the year. As a result we may claim to number among our contributors the best writers in New Zealand to-day. We hope with our 1928 Christmas Number to create new records. The following prizes are offered:— SHORT STORIES First Prize £lO 10s Second Prize £5 5s POEMS First Prize £4 4s Second Prize £3 33 Two guineas will be paid for each short story that is published (other than prize-winning efforts). The maximum length for stories is 2,500 words. OTHER COMPETITIONS My Strangest Experience. —Net more than 500 words. (First prize, £2 25.) Essay of Not More Than 1,000 Words “The Man 1 Regard as New Zealand’s Most Distinguished Diving Son—and Why.” (First prize, £2 25.) The Best Limerick.—First prize, £1 is. Other published efforts will be paid for at space rates. The decision of the Editor in all competitions shall be final. Manuscript should, if possible, be typed* and forwarded to The Editor, The Sun, 42 Wyndham Street, Auckland. Make package fiat and mark clearly: •'Christmas Competitions.” The last folio should bear the name and address of the competitor. Stamps must be enclosed for return of MSS should they prove to be unsuitable. Entries close on November 26. BOOKS IN DEMAND AT THE AUCKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY FICTION “The Vicar’s Daughter/* by E. H Young. “Dancing Mad/* by H. W. Davies. Air Se^v^l l - t tlie Mightiest” by Mrs. Alfred Wingate. Letter/-’ by N. Hawthorne. nett S Sailor^s Return/ 1 by David Gar“A Hint Tret Loose ” by C. E. Montague. “Confessions of a Thug” by C. M. Taylor. by W. de Morgan. Laslett Affair/> by “'""Gentleman with the Duster.” the Sculptor/ 1 by Adelaide E. Phillpotts . non-fiction West* 6 Btrange Nec essity” by Rebecca , p I i 'T LK Ministers of England, n%l-192b 3 by Hon. Clive Bigham. 'Post Mortem” by C. MacLaurin. Each m his Own Way/ 1 by Luigi Pirandello. d er Dame Clara Butt >” by Winifred Pon“TJie Sixth Sense. 11 by J. Sinel. KipJinff° 0k ° f W S rds *” Rudyard (< The Road to Lamaland” by M. L. Gompertz. ‘Confessions of a Dealer/* by T . Rohan. h ‘A Schoolmaster’s Diary/ 1 bu S P B Mais.