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Show H THEIR MAY IS SEPTEMBER. H : . H " ' Here is a poet in Australia singing in joy over the winds of H ' the ,west that bring to that land Spring in her raiment" of flowers. H , ' "Guy Winter had gone, like a wearisome guest, B I '' And, behold, for repayment, B , I Resplendent September." H j J A reminder that our songs of May must appeal to the Aifs- B , tralian as being as much out of season as this welcome to Scpteni- B , , bcr is to us a strangely worded greeting. B J While wc arc preparing for winter, with its darkdays, Aus- B ' tralians are buoj'ed up by the songs of the birds, the bursting of M 1 ( ( trees into new life" and the coming of hyaline skies. H i What will the poet do when Christmas time finds Australia in H I , the middle of summer? In keeping with the story of Old Santa H I Claus, he should tell of reindeers and sleighs and tinkling bells, H H but he would be denounced by the wise ones as a poetaster, if he HF B gave expression to auy such thoughts and oven the little Australians H B r might shy a stone at him if he were so foolish. |