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Poems by Katherine Mansfield

In the Rangitaki Valley

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In the Rangitaki Valley

o valley of waving broom,
O lovely, lovely light,
O heart of the world, red-gold !
Breast high in the blossom I stand;
It beats about me like waves
Of a magical, golden sea.

The barren heart of the world
Alive at the kiss of the sun,
The yellow mantle of Summer
Flung over a laughing land,
Warm with the warmth of her body,
Sweet with the kiss of her breath.

O valley of waving broom,
O lovely, lovely light,
O mystical marriage of Earth
With the passionate Summer sun !
To her lover she holds a cup
And the yellow wine o'erflows.
He has lighted a little torch
And the whole of the world is ablaze.
Prodigal wealth of love !
Breast high in the blossom I stand.

1909.