Waiting.
Whebe the sunlight and the shadow Strive throughout the day, Happy children in the meadow Gaily lau<jh and play ; Boasting one above another, As they idly roam, How will each surpass the other When their ships come home ? We, who smile at childish prattle With a stately air ; We, who fight a sterner battle "With our daily care — Though a prudent, grave adviser Each himself may deem — Are we really so much wiser Than the children seem ? Have we not, alas, how often 1 Through departed dayg, Watched for cold, grey skies to soften Into golden haze ? Looking o'er life's troubled ocean, White with angry foam ; Waiting through the day's commotion, Till our ship como home ? Hope, that shed a fuller Bplendor, O'er us as we went ; Love, that gleamed so true and tender With a clear content ; Wealth that might be had for winning, Peaceful heart and brow ; These were ours at life's beginning — Are they with us now ? Still, the children's happy laughter Hippies in our ears ; Heedless they of what cornea after, Careless all of fears. Youth and age are linked together, Onward as they roam, Waiting both through changing weather Till their ships come home.
— R, S. W., in Golden Hours,
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Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1794, 5 January 1884, Page 6
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206Waiting. Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1794, 5 January 1884, Page 6
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