THE EGGS THAT NEVER HATCH.
Thebes a young man round the corner, Pilled with life and strength and hope ; Looking far beyond the present, With the whole world in his scope. He is grasping at to-morrow, That; phantom none can catch 5 To-day w lost. 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 features, And weak uncertain pace. He k living in the future, With no desire to catch The golden Now. He's waited For the eptga that never hatch. There's a world of men and women, With their life's work yet undone, Who are sittiug, standing, moving Beneath the same greac sun : Ever eager for the future, But not content to catch The Present. They are waiting For tho egg& that never hatch.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2164, 22 May 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)
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139THE EGGS THAT NEVER HATCH. Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2164, 22 May 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)
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