The darling few, my friends and loves today.

My ghost returns, bearing a great sword-pen

When far off children of their children play.

That pen will drip with moonlight and with fire.

I’ll write upon the church-doors and the walls.

And reading there, young hearts shall leap the higher

Though drunk already with their own love-calls.

Still led of love and arm in arm, strange gold

Shall find in tracing the far-speeding track

The dauntless war-cries that my sword-pen bold