Who goes across those watersOn which the Moon ne'er shone,With the passenger he came forAs in a drea
Who goes across those watersOn which the Moon ne'er shone,With the passenger he came forAs in a dream moved on?Cypress and yews o'ershadowThe verge on either side,Within whose boughs for everThe winds of woe abide.And all the air is hauntedWith a wail that seems to flowFrom the living lips of SorrowAs the ages come and go.The boatman, dumb and hoary,Pulls with a steady pull,And the dead man seems to listenTo voices beautiful.And it may be the weird RiverHas sights we cannot see,And the far shore burns its signalsOf eerie mystery.And Charon knows each signal —Above the River’s rimThe spectral lights that glimmerAre pilot-stars for him.Ay me! he knows the waterAs few, few boatmen know;‘Tis not the first he’s takingDown where we all must go! Charon - Robert Crawford -- source link
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