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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 8, Issue 1 (May 1, 1933)

Spring in the Moutere Valley

Spring in the Moutere Valley.

The greenness that springs from the root of things,
And carpets the earth, and clothes the trees,
Will gladden the heart of the one who sings
While striding along, bared head to breeze.
His song let him take to the Moutere Hills;
Once there he has but to turn his head;
The scene to an artist is one that thrills—
That many-hued carpet, brightly spread.
The pattern is woven in coloured squares,
Divided by hedges—golden aflame;
A shining bright river, gorse that glares,
A vein of such gold no quartz could shame.
Gay lupins that roll like the wind-tossed seas,
A note give of blue in the carpet theme;
While masses of blossom on apple trees
Are like fallen clouds in an angel's dream.
'Tis a magic carpet of which we sing,
Changing its colours, gold, blue and white;
But the green endures and it still will bring
Assurance of ends that are good and right.