THE LAND OF 'PRETTY SOON'

New Zealand Tablet, 4 October 1906, Page 37

THE LAND OF 'PRETTY SOON'

I know of a land where the streets are paved With the things we meant to achieve.' It is walled with the money we meant to have saved And the pleasures for which we grieve. The kind words unspoken, the promises 'broken. And many a coveted boon Are stowed away there in that land somewhere — The land of ' Pretty Soon.' There are uncut jewels of possible fame, Lying about in the dust, And many a noble and lofty aim Covered with mould and rust. And, oh, this place, while it seems so near, Is further away than the moon ! Though our purpose is fair, yet we never get there— The land of ' Pretty Soon.' It is further at noon than it is at dawn, Further at night than at noon ; Oh ! let us beware of that land down there— The land of • Pretty Soon.'