New Zealand Verse/Nelson

LXIV.

Nelson.

Blue foamy sea, high circling hillsWith dreaming garden squares between,An old-world fragrance breathing softAmid the waving green.
Here trade’s loud wheels but slowly turn,Here men may pause and joy to live,And take the seasons as they changeWith all they have to give.
Here there is room to breathe and think,Here there is space for souls to grow,And life may run as pleasantlyAs Maitai’s waters flow.