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<h2><SPAN name="page15"></SPAN><span class="pagenum">p. 15</span>HOLIDAY SONGS</h2>
<h3>I</h3>
<p class="poetry">Sailing away on a summer sea,<br/>
Out of the bleak March weather;<br/>
Drifting away for a loaf and play,<br/>
Just you and I together;<br/>
And it’s good-bye worry and good-bye hurry<br/>
And never a care have we;<br/>
With the sea below and the sun above<br/>
And nothing to do but dream and love,<br/>
Sailing away together.</p>
<p class="poetry">Sailing away from the grim old town<br/>
And tasks the town calls duty;<br/>
Sailing away from walls of grey<br/>
To a land of bloom and beauty,<br/>
And it’s good-bye to letters from our lessers and our
betters,<br/>
<SPAN name="page16"></SPAN><span class="pagenum"></span>To the
cold world’s smile or its frown.<br/>
We sail away on a sunny track<br/>
To find the summer and bring it back<br/>
And love is our only duty.</p>
<h3>II</h3>
<p class="poetry">Afloat on a sea of passion<br/>
Without a compass or chart,<br/>
But the glow of your eye shows the sun is high,<br/>
By the sextant of my heart.<br/>
I know we are nearing the tropics<br/>
By the languor that round us lies,<br/>
And the smile on your mouth says the course is south<br/>
And the port is Paradise.</p>
<p class="poetry">We have left grey skies behind us,<br/>
We sail under skies of blue;<br/>
You are off with me on lovers’ sea,<br/>
And I am away with you.<br/>
We have not a single sorrow,<br/>
And I have but one fear—<br/>
That my lips may miss one offered kiss<br/>
From the mouth that is smiling near.</p>
<p class="poetry"><SPAN name="page17"></SPAN><span class="pagenum">p.
17</span>There is no land of winter;<br/>
There is no world of care;<br/>
There is bloom and mirth all over the earth,<br/>
And love, love everywhere.<br/>
Our boat is the barque of Pleasure,<br/>
And whatever port we sight<br/>
The touch of your hand will make the land<br/>
The Harbour of Pure Delight.</p>
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