The Rose of Dawn: A Tale of the South Sea by Helen Hay Whitney

Author:Helen Hay Whitney [Helen Hay Whitney]
Language: eng
Format: epub

Thro' the late afternoon Uhila came.

The Earth was idle, on her knees her hand

Opened, relaxed and empty, and her eyes

Closed to the ardent sun. The village slept,

Waiting for evening's cool. Uhila came;

Over his shoulder like a silver shroud

He brought the gleaming fish. The purple shadows

Lay in soft pools about the palms; the leaves,

Listless as weary love, hung motionless,

And the hot green gave color to the air,

The world viewed through an emerald.

He came,

And to Akau's hut he brought his gift,

A mighty fish to grace the wedding feast.

And where was Taka? All the gorgeous day

She had been absent, old Akau told;

And of the stranger, wanderer, with eyes

Lit by the fires of youth, Akau told,

Like a glad wind of morning bearing spring,

Spring with the heart of summer, and his brow

Crowned with the calm white flowers of innocence.

Uhila knew, in days long past he too

Had wandered thro' the forest in the glory

And glow of youth.

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