MORNING TEA BREAK
OF George stands in the doorway-~ Late again. Eyes flick around nervously; Almost as though he expected Sluiced in his Thee, A cup of tea, Bill seems worried this morning. Could it be His feelings create his face, Or does his face in some strange way Attract the look In the first place? Miss Brown's legs are on display Trim and neat; In those curves sweet promise lies | For any man with eyes to see. What a pity Her face denies. I alone am calm and sure, Free from strife; My face shows no inner fret. With brow unlined and trembling hands I bend to light My cigarette. My only regret is that I am unable to comply with "Rustic’s" request that all contributions in verse should be accomepanied by a note of explanation, That problem I leave to my psycteiatrist!
J.C.
M.
(Waipawa).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 34, Issue 872, 20 April 1956, Page 5
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147MORNING TEA BREAK New Zealand Listener, Volume 34, Issue 872, 20 April 1956, Page 5
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