METEORIC
"THE destination of the meteor which flamed across the sky on Saturday night has aroused keen interest. From reports already received, it is possible to trace its course on a line runhing roughly over Wellington, Carterton, Masterton, Dannevirke and Castlepoint." -WNews. Item. UR meteoric visitors From farthest realms of space Quite often cause inquisitors To institute a race ‘To find the destination of These most alarming shells Which strike our shores uncertainly In different parallels. * | E wonder whether bombs like these\ Are sent just to remind us That wars, and famines, and diséase Are never far behind us; That, though in nineteen-forty-five , We turn our thumbs up cheerfully We on the glad new year. ’ ing somewhat fearfully. : Fy BY let ug strike a cheerful note From home to Castlepoint; , All cosmic secret weapons fail To throw us out of Pag Discovering a pot of gold--And not a ball of fire!
E.R.
B.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 12, Issue 291, 19 January 1945, Page 19
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153METEORIC New Zealand Listener, Volume 12, Issue 291, 19 January 1945, Page 19
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