An Anthology of Australian Verse/Under the Wattle

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Under the Wattle (1888)
by Douglas Sladen
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"Why should not wattle do
   For mistletoe?"
Asked one — they were but two —
   Where wattles grow.

He was her lover, too,
   Who urged her so —
"Why should not wattle do
   For mistletoe?"

A rose-cheek rosier grew;
   Rose-lips breathed low;
"Since it is here, and YOU,
   I hardly know
Why wattle should not do."