Mythology & Folklore
A Return
From Collected Poems (1913)
Mythology & Folklore
We turned back mad from the mystic mountains,
All foamed with red and with elfin gold:
Up from the heart of the twilight's fountains
The fires enchanted were starward rolled.
We turned back mad: we thought of the morrow,
The iron clang of the far-away town:
We could not weep in our bitter sorrow,
But joy as an Arctic sun went down.
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George William Russell (A.E.). “A Return.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/russell_ge/167/.
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