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Thou hast at thy heart the dark truth that I borrow
For the song that I sing thee�察�no fanciful sorrow��
In the sight of thine eyes is the history written
Of Love smitten down as the strong leaf is smitten��
And before thee there goeth a phantom beseeching
For faculties forfeited ´ hopes beyond reaching。
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Thou knowest�察�O sister of deities blazing
With splendour ineffable�察�beauty amazing��
What life the gods gave me ´ what largess I tasted ´
The youth thrown away�察�and the faculties wasted。
I might�察�as thou seest�察�have stood in high places��
Instead of in pits where the brand of disgrace is��
A byword for scoffers ´ a butt and a caution��
With the grave of poor Burns and Maginn for my portion。
But the heart of the Father Supreme is offended��
And my life in the light of His favour is ended��
And�察�whipped by inflexible devils�察�I shiver��
With a hollow ``Too late'' in my hearing for ever��
But thou ´ being sinless�察�exalted�察�supernal��
The daughter of diademed gods�察�the eternal ´
Shalt shine in thy waters when time and existence
Have dwindled�察�like stars�察�in unspeakable distance。
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But the face of thy river ´ the torrented power
That smites at the rock while it fosters the flower ´
Shall gleam in my dreams with the summer´look splendid��
And the beauty of woodlands and waterfalls blended��
And often I'll think of far´forested noises��
And the emphasis deep of grand sea´going voices��
And turn to Narrara the eyes of a lover��
When the sorrowful days of my singing are over。
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IN MEMORY OF JOHN FAIRFAX
WRITTEN AFTER READING A TOUCHING POEM BY MRS BROWNING
BECAUSE this man fulfilled his days��
Like one who walks with steadfast gaze
Averted from forbidden ways
With lures of fair�察�false flowerage deep��
Behold the Lord whose throne is dim
With fires of flaming seraphim ´
The Christ that suffered sent for him��
``He giveth His beloved sleep。''
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Think not that souls whose deeds august
Put sin to shame and make men just
Become at last the helpless dust
That wintering winds through waste´lands sweep��
The higher life within us cries��
Like some fine spirit from the skies��
``The Father's blessing on us lies ´
`He giveth His beloved sleep。'''
Not human sleep ´ the fitful rest
With evil shapes of dreams distressed�察 �
But perfect quiet�察�unexpressed
By any worldly word we keep。
The dim Hereafter framed in creeds
May not be this�察�but He who reads
Our lives�察�sets flowers on wayside weeds ´
``He giveth His beloved sleep。''
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Be sure this hero who has passed
The human space ´ the outer vast ´
Who worked in harness to the last��
Doth now a hallowed harvest reap。
Love sees his grave�察�nor turns away ´
The eyes of faith are like the day��
And grief has not a word to say ´
``He giveth His beloved sleep。''
That fair�察�rare spirit�察�Honour�察�throws
A light�察�which puts to shame the rose��
Across his grave�察�because she knows
The son whose ashes it doth keep��
And�察�like far music�察�this is heard ´
``Behold the man who never stirred��
By word of his�察�an angry word� �
`He giveth His beloved sleep。'''
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He earned his place。 Within his hands��
The power which counsels and commands��
And shapes the social life of lands��
Became a blessing pure and deep。
Note��The Press
Through thirty years of turbulence
Our thoughts were sweetened with a sense
Of his benignant influence ´
``He giveth His beloved sleep。''
No splendid talents�察�which excite
Like music�察�songs�察�or floods of light��
Were his�察�but�察�rather�察�all those bright��
Calm qualities of soul which reap
A mute�察�but certain�察�fine respect��
Not only from a source elect��
But from the hearts of every sect ´
``He giveth His beloved sleep。''
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He giveth His beloved rest��
The faithful soul that onward pressed��
Unswerving�察�from Life's east to west��
By paths austere and passes steep��
Is past all toil�察�and�察�over Death��
With reverent hands and prayerful breath��
I plant this flower�察�alive with faith ´
``He giveth His beloved sleep。''
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ARALUEN
TAKE this rose�察�and very gently place it on the tender�察�deep
Mosses where our little darling�察�Araluen�察�lies asleep。
Put the blossom close to baby ´ kneel with me�察�my love�察�and pray��
We must leave the bird we've buried ´ say good´bye to her to´day。
In the shadow of our trouble we must go to other lands��
And the flowers we have fostered will be left to other hands��
Other eyes will watch them growing ´ other feet will softly tread
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Where two hearts are nearly breaking�察�where so many tears are shed。
Bitter is the world we live in�此�life and love are mixed with pain��
We will never see these daisies ´ never water them again。
Ah� �the saddest thought in leaving baby in this bush alone
Is that we have not been able on her grave to place a stone��
We have been too poor to do it�察�but�察�my darling�察�never mind ´
God is in the gracious heavens�察�and His sun and rain are kind��
They will dress the spot with beauty�察�they will make the grasses grow��
Many winds will lull our birdie�察�many songs will come and go。
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Here the blue´eyed Spring will linger�察�here the shining month will stay��
Like a friend�察�by Araluen�察�when we two are far away��
But beyond the wild�察�wide waters�察�we will tread another shore ´
We will never watch this blossom�察�never see it any more。
Girl�察�whose hand at God's high altar in the dear�察�dead year I pressed��
Lean your stricken head upon me ´ this is still your lover's breast��
She who sleeps was first and sweetest ´ none we have to take her place��
Empty is the little cradle ´ absent is the little face。
Other children may be given�察�but this rose beyond recall��
But this garland of your girlhood�察�will be dearest of them all。
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None will ever�察�Araluen�察�nestle where you used to be��
In my heart of hearts�察�you darling�察�when the world was new to me��
We were young when you were with us�察�life and love were happy things
To your father and your mother ere the angels gave you wings。
You that sit and sob beside me ´ you�察�upon whose golden head
Many rains of many sorrows have from day to day been shed��
Who because your love was noble�察�faced with me the lot austere
Ever pressing with its hardship on the man of letters here ´
Let me feel that you are near me�察�lay your hand within mine own��
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You are all I have to live for�察�now that we are left alone。
Three there were�察�but one has vanished。 Sins of mine have made you weep��
But forgive your baby's father now that baby is asleep。
Let us go�察�for night is falling�察�leave the darling with her flowers��
Other hands will come and tend them ´ other friends in other hours。
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THE SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
��A Prize Poem published with the kind permission of the
Proprietors of the ``Sydney Morning Herald''��
NOW�察�while Orion�察�flaming south�察�doth set
A shining foot on hills of wind and wet ´
Far haughty hills beyond the fountains cold
And dells of glimmering greenness manifold ´
While August sings the advent of the Spring��
And in the calm is heard September's wing��
The lordly voice of song I ask of thee��
High�察�deathless radiance ´ crowned Calliope��
What though we never hear the great god's lays
Which made all music the Hellenic days ´
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What though the face of thy fair heaven beams
Still only on the crystal Grecian streams ´
What though a sky of new�察�strange beauty shines
Where no white Dryad sings within the pines��
Here is a land whose large�察�imperial grace
Must tempt thee�察�goddess�察�in thine holy place��
Here are the dells of peace and plenilune��
The hills of morning and the slopes of noon��
Here are the waters dear to days of blue��
And dark´green hollows of the noontide dew��
Here lies the harp�察�by fragrant wood´winds fanned��
That waits the coming of thy quickening hand��
And shall Australia�察�framed and set in sea��
August with glory�察�wait in vain for thee��
Shall more than Tempe's beauty be unsung
Because its shine is strange ´ its colours young��
No� �by the full�察�live light which puts to shame
The far�察�fair splendours of Thessalian flame ´
By yonder forest psalm which sinks and swells
Like that of Phocis�察�grave with oracles ´
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By deep prophetic winds that come and go
Where whispering springs of pondering mountains flow ´
By lute´like leaves and many´languaged caves��
Where sounds the strong hosanna of the waves��
This great new majesty shall not remain
Unhonoured by the high immortal strain��
Soon�察�soon�察�the music of the southern lyre
Shall start and blossom with a speech like fire��
Soon�察�soon�察�shall flower and flow in flame divine
Thy songs�察�Apollo�察�and Euterpe�察�thine��
Strong�察�shining sons of Delphicus shall rise
With all their father's glory in their eyes��
And then shall beam on yonder slopes and springs
The light that swims upon the light of things。
And therefore�察�lingering in a land of lawn��
I�察�standing here�察�a singer of the dawn
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