An Anthology of Australian Verse/Under the Wattle
Douglas
Brooke
Wheelton
Sladen
UNDER THE WATTLE
“Why should not wattle do
For mistletoe?”
Asked one—they were but two—
Where wattles grow.
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?”
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.”
Rose-lips breathed low;
“Since it is here, and you,
I hardly know
Why wattle should not do.”