John Bernard O'Hara: Happy Creek
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Happy Creek

Born 10/29/1864


The little creek goes winding
         Thro' gums of white and blue,
         A silver arm
         Around the farm
         It flings, a lover true;
And softly, where the rushes lean,
         It sings (O sweet and low)
         A lover's song,
         And winds along,
         How happy -- lovers know!

The little creek goes singing
         By maidenhair and moss,
         Along its banks
         In rosy ranks
         The wild flowers wave and toss;
And ever where the ferns dip down
         It sings (O sweet and low)
         A lover's song,
         And winds along,
         How happy -- lovers know!

The little creek takes colour,
         From summer skies above;
         Now blue, now gold,
         Its waters fold
         The clouds in closest love;
But loudly when the thunders roll
         It sings (nor sweet, nor low)
         No lover's song,
         But sweeps along,
         How angry -- lovers know!

The little creek for ever
         Goes winding, winding down,
         Away, away,
         By night, by day,
         Where dark the ranges frown;
But ever as it glides it sings,
         It sings (O sweet and low)
         A lover's song,
         And winds along,
         How happy -- lovers know!


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