THE EGGS THAT NEVER HATCH.
Thoie's a }t>nns> man on thocomrr, Filled with li found strength and hope, Looking fur beyond the present, With the whole woild in his beope, lie is gmsping at to- morrow, Th.it phantuni'none can catch ; To day ia lobt. He's waiting For the eggs that never hatch. There's an old man over yonder With a worn and weary face, With searching anxious feature, And weak, uncertain race, He is living in the future, With no desire to catch The golden now. lie's waiting For the eggs th.it never hatch. The-e's a world of men and women With their life's work yet undone, Who a>e sitting, standing, moving* Beneath the same great sun ; Ever eager for the future, But not content to snatch The present. They are waiting For the eggs that never hutch.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 362, 24 April 1889, Page 8
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138THE EGGS THAT NEVER HATCH. Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 362, 24 April 1889, Page 8
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