TO THEE.
Onlt my heart to thee, Only to thee is known, Here is love's crown for thee, Here is thy realm and throne, Smile as thou art my light, Dearer than sun or moon, Thine eyes, stars of my night, Thy voice love's tune. Only this heart is thine, Only love-sworn to thee If thou art truly mine, Life bear's no grief to me. Yet if thou wert untrue, Better come death to me, Better neath heaving blue, Fathoms deep in the sea. Only this heart can shrill, Glad as a thirsting flower, When thy sweet kisses fill Itf cup like a shower, Yet it would fade away, Should coldness change thine eye, As a bud dropt in a wintry way, This heart would droop and die. Only thy heart can sing, Only thy heart can shine, As with birds and skies of spring, With music and light divine. Only thy heart can wreathe. Babe violets for love's shrine, Only thy heart my love can breathe Love's summer into mine. Only thw heart can feel That dear seraphic pride, Devotion's fondest zeal, When thou art by my side, For thou art my heart's best faith, Below and its hope above, Oh thou art my star in life and death, My own dear love. H.M. Ohaupo.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2245, 27 November 1886, Page 1 (Supplement)
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216TO THEE. Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2245, 27 November 1886, Page 1 (Supplement)
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