| Walter Murdoch (1874–1970). The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse. 1918. |
| |
| 203. Mater Dolorosa |
| | | By Elliott Napier |
| |
| |
| JUST as of yore the friendly rain | |
| Patters its old and frank refrain; | |
| Just as of yore the world swings by | |
| The little window where I lie | |
| Watching the shadows wax and wane. | 5 |
| |
| I see, beyond the Aegean main, | |
| His cross upon the grave-scarred plain— | |
| Yet still the dawn-flush climbs the sky, | |
| Just as of yore! | |
| His cross—and mine! They try in vain | 10 |
| With careful phrase to stanch the pain; | |
| They say, ‘A hero’s death!’ But I | |
| Long only for his footstep nigh; | |
| Long only for my boy again, | |
| Just as of yore! | 15 |
| |
|
|
|
