And harry her down the years.

And he knows she will perish at last,

He has carved her name on the stone

While the trees draw near and forget to sleep,

And the little leaves bend their heads and weep,

For Hope that must die alone.

[TREES OF THE WILDERNESS]

The great bleak trees stand up against the sky

Lifting their naked arms in ceaseless prayer

To the unpitying heavens, that they might die,