POETRY COMING , BACK, TO, AUCKLAND.
, Came a message o'pr the waters » From Australia's sunny shore,—' ".We are coining back tO'Auckland , And the dear old home once inor,e. , Brightly shines the sun on" Melbourne, Fortune's lavish in her store; ' ' ■But we left our hearts behiod us ' ' When we left New Zealand's shore." So the message ran. How many . ', ' Such messages have cbme, ' ' ' From our, loved ones who are yearninsr For the dear old Auckland home ! Coming back again to Auckland E'en with " poortith " for a guest ; Foreign lands'are meet for pleasure, But we love New Zoaland' bestLove the dear old Waitomata, ' With its emerald islets crowned. And our.Eden towering upward • To the wondrous blue profound-^ , E'en the streets we often railed at— Called them hilly, hard to walk,— Glad we 11 tread them, for our grumbling After all was* only talk. So we're coming back to Auckland, Since we cannot settle here ; Soon you'll see us once more -walking Up old Queen-street, never fear. So it is, although they leave us Seeking wealth across the sea, u Melbourne has no charm to keep'them ior Zealandia's home, you see. < "
, T . Bessie Le Fanu. Newmarket.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 344, 20 February 1889, Page 6
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192POETRY COMING, BACK, TO, AUCKLAND. Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 344, 20 February 1889, Page 6
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