Noon in Sydney! ... Surely your blue has lain
Like some rare jewel, hidden in the deep,
Dark chests of pirates, 'till, by chance again
The Sun-God rifled what they could not keep?
Come now ... Remind me of far other things.
Of lovely shining things all faintly cool.
The light on sapphires and on peacocks' wings,
Blue Lotus buds reflected on a pool....
Let me remember the Madonna's shawl,
In folds above her young, mysterious face;
Woven of colour. He first saw it all --
The Baby Christ -- there in His resting-place....
Bring to me leagues of the Pacific sea,
The hue of Lane Cove River, deep and cold.
Bring shades of an Egyptian tapestry,
And blues that ancient Chinese porcelains hold....
Noon in Sydney! ... What lies within your spell?
Is it your ardour caught from tropic skies,
The blue of ice, of which explorers tell,
Or just the cornflower laughter of your eyes?
First published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 July 1926
Author: Lola Gornall (1884-1969) was born, lived and died in Sydney, New South Wales. Beyond this nothing is known about the author of this poem.
Author reference site: Austlit
See also.
Like some rare jewel, hidden in the deep,
Dark chests of pirates, 'till, by chance again
The Sun-God rifled what they could not keep?
Come now ... Remind me of far other things.
Of lovely shining things all faintly cool.
The light on sapphires and on peacocks' wings,
Blue Lotus buds reflected on a pool....
Let me remember the Madonna's shawl,
In folds above her young, mysterious face;
Woven of colour. He first saw it all --
The Baby Christ -- there in His resting-place....
Bring to me leagues of the Pacific sea,
The hue of Lane Cove River, deep and cold.
Bring shades of an Egyptian tapestry,
And blues that ancient Chinese porcelains hold....
Noon in Sydney! ... What lies within your spell?
Is it your ardour caught from tropic skies,
The blue of ice, of which explorers tell,
Or just the cornflower laughter of your eyes?
First published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 July 1926
Author: Lola Gornall (1884-1969) was born, lived and died in Sydney, New South Wales. Beyond this nothing is known about the author of this poem.
Author reference site: Austlit
See also.
