 | The select poems of Dr. Thomas Dunn English (exclusive of the "Battle lyrics") |  |
NOMANSLAND.
I have been out to Nomansland,
Which lies beyond the sea,
From whence some day will come a ship
To bring rare things to me.
Which lies beyond the sea,
From whence some day will come a ship
To bring rare things to me.
And whom did you meet in Nomansland?
I met King Arthur there,
The nut-brown maid and Scheherezade,
And Bess with golden hair.
I met King Arthur there,
The nut-brown maid and Scheherezade,
And Bess with golden hair.
How did they treat you in Nomansland?
They scarcely opened their eyes;
But Robinson Crusoe stared awhile,
In a very faint surprise.
They scarcely opened their eyes;
But Robinson Crusoe stared awhile,
In a very faint surprise.
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And what do they do in Nomansland?
They do not even play,
But lie and dream the whole night long.
And sit and dream all day.
They do not even play,
But lie and dream the whole night long.
And sit and dream all day.
Do they ever die in Nomansland?
Alive they always stay,
And there they will remain until
Shall dawn the Judgment Day.
Alive they always stay,
And there they will remain until
Shall dawn the Judgment Day.
A lovely place is Nomansland;
The skies are always clear,
The hills are blue, the valleys green,
And spring-time all the year.
The skies are always clear,
The hills are blue, the valleys green,
And spring-time all the year.
They do not eat in Nomansland;
They drink no water there;
They feed on fancy all the time—
No banquet half so rare.
They drink no water there;
They feed on fancy all the time—
No banquet half so rare.
O carry me back to Nomansland,
Which lies beyond the sea;
There, with the bards and knights of old,
Forever let me be.
Which lies beyond the sea;
There, with the bards and knights of old,
Forever let me be.
| The select poems of Dr. Thomas Dunn English (exclusive of the "Battle lyrics") | |