ORIGINAL POETRY, TO A TAPANUI LADY.
Tell me, lady, what thou art ? Thou haat so enslaved my heart, And o'er me cast guoh witching spell, ftyti£*gfc&s for ever on +hee dwell. Is it for teeth of pearly whiteness ; Eyes of more than starry brightness ; Pimpled chin and dimpled cheek, That I love thee, lady sweet ? Js it for thy dark brown hair, Nestled ronnd thy forehead fair ; Neck more white than virgin snow, That I lovfi thee, lady so ? JListen, now : thy gentle ear No flattering tale of love shall hear ; 'Tis not thy beauty I adore— Thy goodness 'tig I prize before. Not for teeth of pearly whiteness ; Nojb for eyes of diamond brightness ; pimpled chin or dimpled cheek, Po I love thee, lady sweet. Not for silken, dark brown hair, Falling o'er thy neck so fair ; Not for stately grace- or mien, D.o I love thee, dark haired Queen. J. know thy heart is good and pure, And these are gems that will endure When youth and beauty both have fled, Like blossoms numbered with the dead. Treasure them, earth's fairest maid ; They form a garland ne'er cau fade ; Still let them grace thy snowy brow. And time will find the© fair as now. Enamobata. Tapanui, 18th Nov., 1870.
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Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 146, 24 November 1870, Page 7
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211ORIGINAL POETRY, TO A TAPANUI LADY. Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 146, 24 November 1870, Page 7
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