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 And thrice has the rock lain bare。

But the waters of Hope have flowed and fled;

 And never from blue hill's breast

  Come back  by the sun and the sands devoured 

 Where the pelican builds her nest。







  New Country





Conde had come with us all the way 

 Eight hundred miles  but the fortnight's rest

Made him fresh as a youngster; the sturdy bay!

 And Lurline was looking her very best。



Weary and footsore; the cattle strayed

 'Mid the silvery saltbush well content;

Where the creeks lay cool 'neath the gidya's shade

 The stock…horses clustered; travel…spent。



In the bright spring morning we left them all 

 Camp; and cattle; and white; and black 

And rode for the Range's westward fall;

 Where the dingo's trail was the only track。



Slow through the clay…pans; wet to the knee;

 With the cane…grass rustling overhead;

Swift o'er the plains with never a tree;

 Up the cliffs by a torrent's bed。



Bridle on arm for a mile or more

 We toiled; ere we reached Bindanna's verge

And saw  as one sees a far…off shore 

 The blue hills bounding the forest surge。



An ocean of trees; by the west wind stirred;

 Rolled; ever rolled; to the great cliff's base;

And its sound like the noise of waves was heard

 'Mid the rocks and the caves of that lonely place。



     。    。    。    。    。



We recked not of wealth in stream or soil

 As we heard on the heights the breezes sing;

We felt no longer our travel…toil;

 We feared no more what the years might bring。







  No Message





She heard the story of the end;

 Each message; too; she heard;

And there was one for every friend;

 For her alone  no word。



And shall she bear a heavier heart;

 And deem his love was fled;

Because his soul from earth could part

 Leaving her name unsaid?



No  No!   Though neither sign nor sound

 A parting thought expressed 

Not heedless passed the Homeward…Bound

 Of her he loved the best。



Of voyage…perils; bravely borne;

 He would not tell the tale;

Of shattered planks and canvas torn;

 And war with wind and gale。



He waited till the light…house star

 Should rise against the sky;

And from the mainland; looming far;

 The forest scents blow by。



He hoped to tell  assurance sweet! 

 That pain and grief were o'er 

What blessings haste the soul to meet;

 Ere yet within the door。



Then one farewell he thought to speak

 When all the rest were past 

As in the parting…hour we seek

 The dearest hand the last。



And while for this delaying but

 To see Heaven's opening Gate 

Lo; it received him  and was shut 

 Ere he could say 〃I wait。〃







  Happy Days





A fringe of rushes  one green line

 Upon a faded plain;

A silver streak of water…shine 

 Above; tree…watchers twain。

It was our resting…place awhile;

 And still; with backward gaze;

We say:  〃'Tis many a weary mile 

 But there were happy days。〃



And shall no ripple break the sand

 Upon our farther way?

Or reedy ranks all knee…deep stand?

 Or leafy tree…tops sway?

The gold of dawn is surely met

 In sunset's lavish blaze;

And  in horizons hidden yet 

 There shall be happy days。









Henry Lea Twisleton。







  To a Cabbage Rose





Thy clustering leaves are steeped in splendour;

 No evening red; no morning dun;

Can show a hue as rich and tender

 As thine  bright lover of the sun!



What wondrous hints of hidden glory;

 Of strains no human lips can sing;

What symbols rare of life's strange story;

 Dost thou from earth's dark bosom bring!



What elements have made thy sweetness;

 Thy glowing hue; thy emerald stem?

What hand has fashioned to completeness

 From tiny germ; thy diadem?



Thou art the fair earth's fond expression

 Of tenderness for heaven above 

The virgin blush that yields confession 

 Thou bright 〃ambassador of love〃!



Fair are thy leaves when summer glowing

 Lies in the lap of swooning spring;

But where art thou when autumn; blowing;

 Bids youth and tenderness take wing?



Sweet messenger! thou waftest beauty

 Wherever human lives are sown;

Around the peasant's humble duty

 Or weary grandeurs of a throne。



Transfused through hearts in future ages;

 Thy glowing power anew may shine

Effulgent in the poets' pages

 Or music's harmony divine。



But not to thee from future glory

 Can shine one added charm or day;

Sweet is thy life's unwritten story

 Of radiant bloom and swift decay。



Give; then; to vagrant winds thy sweetness;

 Shine; tearful; in the summer shower;

And; heedless of thy season's fleetness;

 Enrich with joy the passing hour。









Mrs。 James Glenny Wilson。







  Fairyland





Do you remember that careless band;

Riding o'er meadow and wet sea…sand;

 One autumn day; in a mist of sunshine;

Joyously seeking for fairyland?



The wind in the tree…tops was scarcely heard;

The streamlet repeated its one silver word;

 And far away; o'er the depths of wood…land;

Floated the bell of the parson…bird。



Pale hoar…frost glittered in shady slips;

Where ferns were dipping their finger…tips;

 From mossy branches a faint perfume

Breathed o'er honeyed Clematis lips。



At last we climbed to the ridge on high

Ah; crystal vision!  Dreamland nigh!

 Far; far below us; the wide Pacific

Slumbered in azure from sky to sky。



And cloud and shadow; across the deep

Wavered; or paused in enchanted sleep;

 And eastward; the purple…misted islets

Fretted the wave with terrace and steep。



We looked on the tranquil; glassy bay;

On headlands sheeted in dazzling spray;

 And the whitening ribs of a wreck forlorn

That for twenty years had wasted away。



All was so calm; and pure and fair;

It seemed the hour of worship there;

 Silent; as where the great North…Minster

Rises for ever; a visible prayer。



Then we turned from the murmurous forest…land;

And rode over shingle and silver sand;

 For so fair was the earth in the golden autumn;

That we sought no farther for Fairyland。







  A Winter Daybreak





From the dark gorge; where burns the morning star;

 I hear the glacier river rattling on

And sweeping o'er his ice…ploughed shingle…bar;

 While wood owls shout in sombre unison;

And fluttering southern dancers glide and go;

And black swan's airy trumpets wildly; sweetly blow。



The cock crows in the windy winter morn;

 Then must I rise and fling the curtain by。

 All dark!  But for a strip of fiery sky

Behind the ragged mountains; peaked and torn。

 One planet glitters in the icy cold;

Poised like a hawk above the frozen peaks;

And now again the wild nor'…wester speaks;

 And bends the cypress; shuddering; to his fold;

While every timber; every casement creaks。

 But still the skylarks sing aloud and bold;

The wooded hills arise; the white cascade

Shakes with wild laughter all the silent shadowy glade。



Now from the shuttered east a silvery bar

Shines through the mist; and shows the mild daystar。

 The storm…wrapped peaks start out and fade again;

 And rosy vapours skirt the pastoral plain;

The garden paths with hoary rime are wet;

And sweetly breathes the winter violet;

The jonquil half unfolds her ivory cup;

With clouds of gold…eyed daisies waking up。



Pleasant it is to turn and see the fire

Dance on the hearth; as he would never tire;

 The home…baked loaf; the Indian bean's perfume;

 Fill with their homely cheer the panelled room。

Come; crazy storm!  And thou; wild glittering hail;

Rave o'er the roof and wave your icy veil;

Shout in our ears and take your madcap way!

I laugh at storms! for Roderick comes to…day。







  The Lark's Song





The morning is wild and dark;

 The night mist runs on the vale;

Bright Lucifer dies to a spark;

 And the wind whistles up for a gale。

And stormy the day may be

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