...To A Skylark...
As es "%, > ; Light és as a. 4 fanned by Zephyr’s wing, _ Thou wend’ st: thy fluttering way to realms on high, Where iM: the boundless blue thou lov’st to sing, The peerless prima donna of the sky. Shy Philomel" pours forth her rhapsody, OS heltered. beneath. the purple cloud of night; ~ But thon "ark boyne on waves of ecstasy, ; Enveloped invasdassling robe of light. A vein, of. ‘sadwess very close to tears : Runs: thretgh* the nightingale’s rich melody, _, Leading to soleniin thoughts of bygone years, Like some. grave ‘nocturne in a minor key: ~~ But thou, whilst’ singing on thy heavenward way, Breath’st, sought, but joy.of life in thy refrain. We hear thee on @ perfect siemmer’s day And live through ‘all the happy years again. The children in their pastime pause awhile . To watch thee vanish from their upturned gaze Even. old age with reminiscent smile, | Hearing thy voice; ‘forgets, declining days.
F. H.
Smith
Waimata Valley:
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Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 6, 21 August 1931, Unnumbered Page
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159...To A Skylark... Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 6, 21 August 1931, Unnumbered Page
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