Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 10, No. 13. September 24, 1947
A Kashmiri Love Song
A Kashmiri Love Song
She was young and very fair
With a jasmine in her hair
And a dimple on her cheeks
As she did smile.
I saw her softly pass
As I lay upon the grass
In the summer noon-day heat
Of long ago.
About her danced in garments green
Maidens fair as men have dreamed
It is memories sweet and warm
That I do hold.
She was like a rose at morn
In clear crystal dewdrops born;
Sweet Jasmine of Kashmir hear:
You are adored.
Dusk brings soft enchanting nights
The pride and passionate delights
Of a Kashmiri lover prince
At eventide.
Though I am not a king or prince
I have loved her ever since
And she is mine in dreams
My Princess love.
—Omar Hjumas.