Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen

Here you will find thePoemUnder the Wattleof poet Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen

Under the Wattle

"Why should not wattle do For mistletoe?" Asked one -- they were but two -- Where wattles grow. He was her lover, too, Who urged her so -- "Why should not wattle do For mistletoe?" A rose-cheek rosier grew; Rose-lips breathed low; "Since it is here, and YOU, I hardly know Why wattle should not do."