Guadalcanal Garden
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Tropic Verse Guadalcanal Garden
High on a hilltop ringed with sea, Where crimson lories trim each tree, O, good it is to plant again A garden after tropic rain: Hibiscus, balsam, frangipani, Croton, orchid, oleander, Canna, phlox and zinnia — These shall make a patchwork glory.
High on a hilltop ringed with sea, Where men fought long and bitterly, O, strange it is to come upon The weeds of battles dead and gone: Shrapnel, bullet, cartridge shell, Shattered helmet, trenching tool, Rusted knife and bayonet — These shall cease to tell their story.
R.M.
Honiara, BSI.