A Highland Regiment/The Lost Lands
"OH where are the old kingdoms,
Where is the ancient way.
And the remembered city
Where once I used to play ? "
" You stand within the kingdom,
You walk the city's street,
And still there throng about you
The folk you used to meet."
" Where are the merry voices
And laughter trouble-free.
And where are my old comrades
That used to play with me ? "
" Their merry voices call you
But you will not reply.
They touch your hand in welcome,
But now you pass them by."
" Where is my love departed
With her delightful eyes.
And heart too free for sorrow,
And lips too proud for sighs ? "
" Along the road beside you
Your true love walks and near,
But she may call for ever.
And you will never hear."
Oxford, 1915