II. 3

‘Whither, Whither?’ I heard a crying

That asked of Night, and there was none replying.

‘Whither, into what land of change and wrack,

Into what time out-racing thought and will,

With feet borne onward and mind beaten back

Over an earth that our lost loves has buried,

Against a dark wind blowing chill,

Whither are we driven, whither hurried?

‘Lovely vales of our youth, where haunted