41. Corona Inutilis by James Lister Cuthbertson. Murdoch, Walter, comp. 1918. The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse

Walter Murdoch (1874–1970). The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse. 1918.

41. Corona Inutilis

By James Lister Cuthbertson


I TWINED a wreath of heather white
To bind my lady’s hair,
And deemed her locks in even light
Would well the burden bear;
But when I saw the tresses brown,	5
And found the face so fair,
I tore the wreath, and left the crown
Of beauty only there.