A CHRISTMAS SONNET.
Gh Christmas Pudding —brown, seductive —round — With sprays of -scarlet holly for thy crest, The longings thou dost raise within my breast Leap—as the brandied flames which thee surround Assail my nostrils and my thoughts con-, found. 1 would I were a Christian Scientist, That I might tuck thee well beneath my vest. And then deny thee: that is, if T found That thou and I were like to disagree. But how thou’lt act I never can foretell— Something thou art so very real to me. Thou mak’st me feel in full the pangs of hell! 1 dare not face thy tempting—l must flee, So, Christmas Pudding—Greetings and farewell.
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Taranaki Daily News, 15 December 1922, Page 5 (Supplement)
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112A CHRISTMAS SONNET. Taranaki Daily News, 15 December 1922, Page 5 (Supplement)
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