THE GOOD TIME IS THE PRESENT
The good time coming; I— 'tis the t&om« 01 many a bard's prophetic thought ; The good time coming long foivrold Has come with brightestpromiso fraught' Who heeds it not but idly stands, And hopea and waits, shall some time weep O'er slighted days and squandered years, For he who plants not shall not reap, Oh, workman by the forge and fuc, Oh, patient toiler in the field, The good time, if you use it well , To you life's full reward shall yield; If for a better time wo wait Tts dawning we may never i.cc, And disappointment, ft'riel, and pain/ Our portion in this 'it'e hhall he. } Wait not I Behold the day that is] With opportunity is prime ; 'Tis wise to use it whilo we mat - The good time is the preM'iat time.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 275, 23 June 1888, Page 2
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140THE GOOD TIME IS THE PRESENT Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 275, 23 June 1888, Page 2
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