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The Kowhai； and she hastes to wrap herself
All in a mantle wrought of living gold；
Then come the birds； who are her worshippers；
To hover round her； tuis swift of wing；
And bell…birds flashing sudden in the sun；
Carolling： Ah！ what English nightingale；
Heard in the stillness of a summer eve；
From out the shadow of historic elms；
Sings sweeter than our Bell…bird of the Bush？
And Spring is here： now the Veronica；
Our Koromiko； whitens on the cliff；
The honey…sweet Manuka buds； and bursts
In bloom； and the divine Convolvulus；
Most fair and frail of all our forest flowers；
Stars every covert； running riotous。
O quiet valley； opening to the East；
How far from this thy peacefulness am I！
Ah me； how far！ and far this stream of Life
From thy clear creek fast falling to the sea！
Yet let me not lament that these things are
In that lov'd country I shall see no more；
All that has been is mine inviolate；
Lock'd in the secret book of memory。
And though I change； my valley knows no change。
And when I look on London's teeming streets；
On grim grey houses； and on leaden skies；
When speech seems but the babble of a crowd；
And music fails me； and my lamp of life
Burns low； and Art； my mistress； turns from me；
Then do I pass beyond the Gate of Dreams
Into my kingdom； walking unconstrained
By ways familiar under Southern skies；
Nor unaccompanied； the dear dumb things
I lov'd once； have their immortality。
There too is all fulfilment of desire：
In this the valley of my Paradise
I find again lost ideals； dreams too fair
For lasting； there I meet once more mine own
Whom Death has stolen； or Life estranged from me；
And thither； with the coming of the dark；
Thou comest； and the night is full of stars。
Ernest Currie。
Laudabunt Alii
There are some that long for a limpid lake by a blue Italian shore；
Or a palm…grove out where the rollers break and the coral beaches roar；
There are some for the land of the Japanee； and the tea…girls' twinkling feet；
And some for the isles of the summer sea； afloat in the dancing heat；
And others are exiles all their days； midst black or white or brown；
Who yearn for the clashing of crowded ways； and the lights of London town。
But always I would wish to be where the seasons gently fall
On the Further Isle of the Outer Sea； the last little isle of all；
A fair green land of hill and plain； of rivers and water…springs；
Where the sun still follows after the rain； and ever the hours have wings；
With its bosomed valleys where men may find retreat from
the rough world's way 。 。 。
Where the sea…wind kisses the mountain…wind between the dark and the day。
The combers swing from the China Sea to the California Coast；
The North Atlantic takes toll and fee of the best of the Old World's boast；
And the waves run high with the tearing crash that the Cape…bound
steamers fear
But they're not so free as the waves that lash the rocks by Sumner pier；
And wheresoever my body be； my heart remembers still
The purple shadows upon the sea； low down from Sumner hill。
The warm winds blow through Kuringai； the cool winds from the South
Drive little clouds across the sky by Sydney harbour…mouth；
But Sydney Heads feel no such breeze as comes from nor'…west rain
And takes the pines and the blue…gum trees by hill and gorge and plain；
And whistles down from Porter's Pass； over the fields of wheat；
And brings a breath of tussock grass into a Christchurch street。
Or the East wind dropping its sea…born rain； or the South wind wild and loud
Comes up and over the waiting plain； with a banner of driving cloud；
And if dark clouds bend to the teeming earth； and the hills are dimmed
with rain；
There is only to wait for a new day's birth and the hills stand out again。
For no less sure than the rising sun； and no less glad to see
Is the lifting sky when the rain is done and the wet grass rustles free。
Some day we may drop the Farewell Light； and lose the winds of home
But where shall we win to a land so bright； however far we roam？
We shall long for the fields of Maoriland； to pass as we used to pass
Knee…deep in the seeding tussock； and the long lush English…grass。
And we may travel a weary way ere we come to a sight as grand
As the lingering flush of the sun's last ray on the peaks of Maoriland。
George Charles Whitney。
Sunset
Behind the golden western hills
The sun goes down； a founder'd bark；
Only a mighty sadness fills
The silence of the dark。
O twilight sad with wistful eyes；
Restore in ruth again to me
The shadow of the peace that lies
Beyond the purple sea。
The sun of my great joy goes down；
Against the paling heights afar；
Gleams out like some glad angel's crown；
A yellow evening star；
The glory from the western hills
Falls fading； spark on spark；
Only a mighty sadness fills
The spaces of the dark。
James Lister Cuthbertson。 ＇reprise＇
Ode to Apollo
〃Tandem venias precamur
Nube candentes humeros amictus
Augur Apollo。〃
Lord of the golden lyre
Fraught with the Dorian fire；
Oh！ fair…haired child of Leto； come again；
And if no longer smile
Delphi or Delos' isle；
Come from the depth of thine Aetnean glen；
Where in the black ravine
Thunders the foaming green
Of waters writhing far from mortals' ken；
Come o'er the sparkling brine；
And bring thy train divine
The sweet…voiced and immortal violet…crowned Nine。
For here are richer meads；
And here are goodlier steeds
Than ever graced the glorious land of Greece；
Here waves the yellow corn；
Here is the olive born
The gray…green gracious harbinger of peace；
Here too hath taken root
A tree with golden fruit；
In purple clusters hangs the vine's increase；
And all the earth doth wear
The dry clear Attic air
That lifts the soul to liberty； and frees the heart from care。
Or if thy wilder mood
Incline to solitude；
Eternal verdure girds the lonely hills；
Through the green gloom of ferns
Softly the sunset burns；
Cold from the granite flow the mountain rills；
And there are inner shrines
Made by the slumberous pines；
Where the rapt heart with contemplation fills；
And from wave…stricken shores
Deep wistful music pours
And floods the tempest…shaken forest corridors。
Oh； give the gift of gold
The human heart to hold
With liquid glamour of the Lesbian line；
With Pindar's lava glow；
With Sophocles' calm flow；
Or Aeschylean rapture airy fine；
Or with thy music's close
Thy last autumnal rose
Theocritus of Sicily； divine；
O Pythian Archer strong；
Time cannot do the