Mythology & Folklore

The Welsh Sea

by James Elroy Flecker 1884–1915

From Forty-Two Poems (1911)

Mythology & Folklore

Far out across Carnarvon bay,
Beneath the evening waves,
The ancient dead begin their day
And stream among the graves.

Listen, for they of ghostly speech,
Who died when Christ was born,
May dance upon the golden beach
That once was golden corn.

And you may learn of Dyfed's reign,
And dream Nemedian tales
Of Kings who sailed in ships from Spain
And lent their swords to Wales.

Listen, for like a golden snake
The Ocean twists and stirs,
And whispers how the dead men wake
And call across the years.

MLA

Flecker, James Elroy. “The Welsh Sea.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/flecker/19/.

Chicago

Flecker, James Elroy. “The Welsh Sea.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/flecker/19/.

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