POETRY.
pf Mr. W.F.D. and. respectfully the author. a visions homeward stray, 1 ViCxlftd hours; pf joy .revealing, 1 ' T " v - ' -■ " ' Ami forms of loved ones far away, '/ , ' Fbncl memory's e'er unveiling ; A'-.d when across the briny seas, . .Should troubles e'er beset thee, ■ " Que gladsome thought may cheer aud .please^. That we Will ne'er forget thee. '" j As in the rosy ocean shell J We gather on the shore, fikxyeet fairy strains of music swell, — Soft echoes from, the' billows' roar 1 j Sn, when our life is ou the wane, Remnants of days then long gone by. >'.iy echo meui'ries back again, ■' ' .\nd perhaps recall our fond good bye 1 ] -- .. J-"irewell ! Sf^y brighter stats e'«r shine Upon thy path, and bright days dawn ; May-years of pleasure, joy, be thine, "' - than days now gone, Y'henfar away ffoih Zealand's shore, .And friends surround thee true aud kind, Remember none can wish thee more ■* Than those dear friends, you leave behind. * J.J.D. Danedin, Uniroh, lStt).,
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Tuapeka Times, Volume II, Issue 58, 20 March 1869, Page 6
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