Dirge

Dirge

Original Text
The Complete Poetical Works of William Gay , ed. J. Glen Oliphant (Melbourne: Thomas C. Lothian, 1911): 72. Internet Archive; Sydney Electronic Text and Image Service (SETIS), digital text sponsored by AustLit: http://setis.library.usyd.edu.au/oztexts
1Cauld, cauld she lies where snaws are deep
2    And bitter blaws the muirland win',
3And over her grave the icy stars
4    Are keepin' watch abune.
5But braw, O braw, the blooms that deck
6    The grave where he that lo'ed her lies,
7And saftly blaws the simmer breeze,
8    And cloudless are the skies.

Notes

1] cauld: cold. snaws: snows Back to Line
2] blaws: blows. muirland: moorland. win': wind Back to Line
4] abune: above. Back to Line
5] braw: brave, fine. Back to Line
6] lo'ed: loved. Back to Line
7] saftly: softly. simmer: summer. Back to Line
Publication Start Year
1894
RPO poem Editors
Cameron La Follette
RPO Edition
2011
Rhyme
abcb
Form
quatrains