19 May 2008 18:15 - Attached on merging: The Dance Of The Dead
ThE warder he gazes o' the night On the graveyards under him lying, The moon into clearness throws all by her light, The night with the daylight is vying. There's a stir in the graves, and forth from their tombs The form of a man, then a woman next looms In garments long trailing and snowy.
They stretch themselves out, and with eager delight Join the bones for the revel and dancing -- Young and old, rich and poor, the lady and the knight, Their trains are a hindrance to dancing. And since here by shame they no longer are bound, They shuffle them off, and lo, strewn lie around Their garments on each little hillock... |