Emblems of storm and danger,
Spindrift and mountain stern,
Plants that welcome the stranger—
Seaweed, tussock, and fern.
Known to the world-wide ranger,
Who sailed on the “Never Return,”
Emblems of storm and danger—
Flax and tussock and fern.
Plants that welcome the stranger,
Sea-swept and driven astern,
Beloved by the wide-world ranger—
Seaweed, tussock, and fern.
More verses by Henry Lawson
- Till All The Bad Things Came Untrue
- Victor
- On The Summit Of Mt. Clarence
- Peddling Round The World
- Pigeon Toes