July 1960 School Magazine

Brisbcrne Girls' Grqmmcrr School Mcrgczine

Iuly, 1960

Brisbcrne Girls' Grcrmmqr School Mcrgczine

Iuly, 1960

THE TR.EASUR.ES Hand in hand, they watched the leaf that fell And slowly floated down the river; saw With short-lived grief the broken nest and shell. They gazed with wonder at the sheltered pools Where flitting goldfish lived their secret lives And shone from shaded corner-weeds like jewels. Alone they wandered where no shadow falls, And there she scuffed the dust where rushing ants Rebuilt their ruined cities, raising walls. From loads of earth that crushed their straining might. There where the morning sunbeam, sifting through The branches, brought from fairyland the light Revealing tiny dancing sprites; and here Was magic in a twisted root; a bud Half-closed meant myslery and love were near. The woman gently clasped the child's warm hand, And on that perfect day two ages met, When wisdom stood with faith in Wonderland. -JENIFER

about her face, and the man's once immaculate suit was crumpled and dusty. They would be prepared next time ! At last the station was reached. The team halted outside a double-storied cabin, the ground floor serving as a dining room for Cobb and Co. passengers, while the second storey had rooms for the lady to adjust her hair, and the man to make his clothes more presentable. The horses were shaking slightly, nervously, from the great strain, and the warm wintry sun shone brightly on the beads of sweat glistening on their bodies as they were led to the stables for their well-earned rest. The wind was-still howl- ing in the trees, sweeping up the leaves in tiny "willy-wi11ies," but the team could forget that, forget the hard run. Its work was over ! I smiled secretly to myself while I pictured the scene, a scene which was enacted on the same road I was now oil, but nearly a century before. -GRETA MAIN, III.B.

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