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The Spike: or, Victoria University College Review, June 1929

Primum Ver

Primum Ver

Over the hills and far away;
A voice came floating down
Out of the heart of the far country,
Into the heart of the smoky town
And out to sea.

Over the hills and far away,
Fragrance came floating down
Out of the odorous upland bowers,
Filling each nook of the smoky town
With scent of flowers.

Over the hills and far away,
A wind came floating down
Warm as the touch of a swallow's wing
Into the cold, close heart of the town
To kiss and cling.

Over the hills and far away
As the fragrant wind came floating down
And the strange sweet voice; on blossomy wing
Eo the stirring heart of the smoky town
Came the Spring.

—K.Z.