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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 6 (September 2, 1935)

New Zealand Verse — Wellington Harbour New Zealand

New Zealand Verse
Wellington Harbour New Zealand.

Our harbour is a lady fair
With dainty maiden ways:
She fashions us, with loving care,
New clothes to fit the days.
She dons a sweet dress for us,
Waving a sly caress for us,
To salve the sore distress for us
Who walk the city ways.
And when the skies are wan with storm
She offers us in play
A dear old frock, last season's form
In winsey, softly grey.
She plays this kindly part for us
To show her tender heart for us,
Making a tranquil start for us
Who face a city day.
But when the sky is blue and free
She swings her wardrobe door,
And takes a gown of dimity
With white ‘flecked pinafore;
Then softly sends a smile for us,
Her thought is all the while for us,
She shows this winsomé guile for us
Who watch a city door.
Now, see this many coloured dress
Of rose and gold and fawn,
A rainbow show of loveliness
In watered silk and lawn:
So, laughingly, she sighs for us,
Planning this sweet surprise for us,
To glad the sad sunrise for us
Who fear a city dawn.

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