Death & Dying
The Lost Ones
From Songs of Peace (1917)
Somewhere is music from the linnets, bills,
And thro' the sunny flowers the bee-wings drone,
And white bells of convolvulus on hills
Of quiet May make silent ringing, blown
Hither and thither by the wind of showers,
And somewhere all the wandering birds have flown;
And the brown breath of Autumn chills the flowers.
But where are all the loves of long ago?
Oh, little twilight ship blown up the tide,
Where are the faces laughing in the glow
Of morning years, the lost ones scattered wide?
Give me your hand, Oh brother, let us go
Crying about the dark for those who died.
Codex Note
Somewhere are linnets, bees and the white bells of the convolvulus. The speaker asks for his brother's hand to go 'crying about the dark for those who died'.
Cite this poem
MLA
Ledwidge, Francis. “The Lost Ones.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ledwidge/16/.
Chicago
Ledwidge, Francis. “The Lost Ones.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ledwidge/16/.
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