Later Poems of Alexander Anderson "Surfaceman": Edited with a Biographical Sketch, by Alexander Brown: A New Edition |
A BORDER KEEP. |
Later Poems of Alexander Anderson | ||
A BORDER KEEP.
A roofless Border keep that once
Held reiver bold its walls within,
Heard question high and stern response,
And clash of spear and battle din.
Held reiver bold its walls within,
Heard question high and stern response,
And clash of spear and battle din.
To-day there is no sound at all
Save sounds that hint of perfect peace;
The cattle grazing by the wall,
The stream whose murmurs never cease.
Save sounds that hint of perfect peace;
The cattle grazing by the wall,
The stream whose murmurs never cease.
The bird that whistles for his mate,
A low sweet whistle half-aloud;
The lark that sings in lonely state
Far up upon his throne of cloud.
A low sweet whistle half-aloud;
The lark that sings in lonely state
Far up upon his throne of cloud.
Later Poems of Alexander Anderson | ||