Walter Murdoch (1874–1970). The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse. 1918.
169. Momentary
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May soothe you but a little while:
The gayest music ever rung
Shall yield you but a fleeting smile.
You may but rest with me an hour:
Yet drink, I offer you the glass,
A moment of sustaining power,
Whether in pleasure or annoy,
To see one elemental pain,
One light of everlasting joy.