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CANADIAN SINGERS AND THEIR SONGS Lapooka.

The clouds roll over the pine trees,
 * Like waves that are charged with ire;

Golden and glory hued, their crests,
 * Ablaze with a gorgeous fire.

The sun has gone down in splendour,
 * The heavens are wild with flame,

And all the horizon is burning
 * With colours that have no name.

And over the mighty forests
 * The mystical hues are spread,

Calm as the smiles of the Angels,
 * Still as the peaceful dead.

And the lake, serene and thoughtful,
 * And the river, deep in dreams,

And the purple cliff in the distance,
 * Are robed with the glory-gleams.

Chas. Sangster. 11