June 1945 School Magazine

Junl 1945

llriabane G irls' Grammar School Magazine

June, 1945

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

THE BROOK. A spring gushed forth quite near a lake; Its source was sheltered 'neath the stones; As if it hoped to journey far, It rippled forth with gentle tones. "Ohl the joy of being free! The underworld Is da rk and sad My face reflects the azure sky; My banks with verdant fe rns are clad." "The small birds revel In my cup. ' Who knows? Perhaps some far·olf d a y,

PER ARDUA AD ASTRA.

He is not an Englishman, but he has loved That grand little island since ever he came

To her shores. She had given he r all lor his freedom: He offered to do the same.

He is a flier-a good one, the y told hfm; And young, too, the type they would need for the ~ht. For the star of success, gleaming far out of reach, In the heari of the cities a t night . Was dimmed by the flame of an e nemy's w eapon • That brought to the Englishmen sudden, swift dea th. So he fought his first battle, took life from a foe; And saw, with a catch of his breath, The excitement of flying, the horror of battle, The heroic fighters that England had borne; He saw them at Dunkirk, worn out, on the beaches, And those who were left to mourn. He came through the Battle for Britain triumphant, And smiled a grim smile through the dark of the night At the home of the enemy, burning and ruined, The result of a perilous flight. And he heard the bells ring in a London at p eace. So now--only now-his glad heart turns afar, And he dreams of a peace for Australia, his country- Another bright, beckoning star I

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This winding course, a rive r fair, Will bathe the valleys on Its way." But ahl its joy was soon to end- The giant d.ied while still so small. For scarcely born, It tumbled down Into the lake which swallowed all.

- L.M.R. and L.J.F. Translated from a French poem by Theophlle Gautier

FRIENDSHIP. This world, which holds its gladness and Its grief, Which suffers long with happiness In view, Holds kindred souls lor every troubled heart; And, hand in Hand, these two will tread the path Of life, and sh_are their sorrows and the ir joys. Such is a friend, in whose companionship We turn our faces, laughing, to the worlp. And even if about us fall the ruins Of happy things that used to be, we lind That friendship gives us courage in our hearts To fa ce the world, and pass .all danger by. Wretched is he who does not know the warmth, The comfort found in being with a frie nd; . For that true friendship will outlive the World.

-L.M.R., VI.

-L.M.R., VI. .

ALDYTH WILDE:Y-C.V.

N. POTANIN-V.B.

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