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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 14, Issue 1 (April 1, 1939)

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Dreams.
I wish that I could capture dreams
To suit myself,
I'd keep them in my Memory Chest,
Like precious delph.
Some dreams would be of days gone by,
When I was young and free,
O, happy, laughing childhood dreams,
Oft would I look at thee!
And some would be of conquests made,
Their banners flaunting high,
With courage fit to storm a world …
These dreams have all passed by.
A little shelf for lovely things—
Dreams on a summer's day
Of sun, and sea; a baby's laugh;
These would I tuck away.
A corner too for dreams of love,
Of friendships old and new,
A little pain, a wealth of joy,
Perhaps a teardrop, too …
Could I but capture dreams as these
My Memory Chest would be
A trysting place for lovely things
Unto eternity.

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