Poems (Radford)/Beyond the Walls of Peace
Beyond the Walls of Peace
If you should meet with one who strays Beyond the walls of peace,Who spends the passion of his days In dreams that never cease,Oh tell him that the outcast ways Find no release.
If you should look into his eyes, And see the shadow thereOf his dear City's towers and skies, Where once his heart lay bare,Oh tell him those who are most wise Their vision spare.
If you should sec him turn and wait, Fast bound by his desire,Beyond the walls disconsolate, In dreams that never tire,Oh tell him that the city gate Is barred by fire.
No other torches shall divide The roads for his release,Oh tell him they stretch dark and wide, Long roads that never cease,If you should meet with one outside The walls of peace.