The Poet ~ Born on 9 January 1881 and passed away 27 October 1938, Lascelles Abercrombie was a British poet and literary critic, one of the “Dymock poets” – a group of poets who gathered in the village of Dymock prior to WW1. After the First World War he worked as a professor of English literature in a number of English universities, writing principally on the theory of literature.
Our Readers ~ Oliver and Bronson Blackbourn are twin brothers from Milton with a deep commitment to community service. Both have been involved with Project Bruce, with Bronson serving as a founding committee member and Oliver as Chairperson. Oliver has dedicated years to volunteering for Hone Hato St John, locally on the ambulance, while both have given years of service to the organisations youth programme. Bronson made history in 2022, becoming New zealand's youngest Justice of the Peace at afe 21.
The Streams Song
Make way, make way,
You thwarting stones;
Room for my play,
Serious ones.
Do you not fear,
O rocks and boulders,
To feel my laughter
On your broad shoulders?
So you not know
My joy at length
Will all wear out
Your solemn strength?
You will not for ever
Cumber my play:
With joy and son
I clear my way.
Your faith of rock
Shall yield to me,
And be carried away
By the song of my glee.
Crumble, crumble,
Voiceless things;
No faith can last
That never sings.
For the last hour
To joy belongs:
The steadfast perish,
But not the songs.
Yet for a while
Thwart me, O boulders;
I need for laugher
Your serious shoulders.
And when my singing
Has razed your quite,
I shall have lost
Half my delight.