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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN THE RANGITAKI VALLEY, by KATHERINE MANSFIELD Poet's Biography
First Line: O valley of waving broom
Alternate Author Name(s): Murry, John Middleton, Mrs.; Beauchamp, Kathleen
First Line: O valley of waving broom
Alternate Author Name(s): Murry, John Middleton, Mrs.; Beauchamp, Kathleen
O valley of waving broom,
O lovely, lovely light,
O hear of the world, red-gold!
Breast high in the blossom I stand;
It beats about me like waves
Of a magical, golden sea
The barren heart of the world
Alive at the kiss of the sun,
The yellow mantle of Summer
Flung over a laughing land,
Warm with the warmth of her body
Sweet with the kiss of her breath
O valley of waving broom,
O lovely, lovely light,
O mystical marriage of Earth
With the passionate Summer sun!
To her lover she holds a cup
And the yellow wine o'erflows.
He has lighted a little torch
And the whole of the world is ablaze.
Prodigal wealth of love!
Breast high in the blossom I stand.
1909
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