Homeward Boundary
We flee the sun, and head back to the gray
Beleaguered shores
Where weak Apollo hides himself away
And 'er indoors
Bemoans the English winter yet again
The leaden skies, the pale horizon's cast
Depress our souls
And pale Selene's salad days are past
And Circe's goals
Impress a dank foreboding on the brain
We flee the sun, and hide within the cave
Our fathers knew
Until there are too many souls to save
(Though we're still few)
We shan't endure the silence of the rain
We burrow deep, and tunnel through the rock
Toward the sun
The annual unwinding of the clock
Lures everyone
Into a life of feebleness and pain
Envoi
Beyond the stars beneath the earth
Each corpse renews its hope of birth.
| Contributors: | TG, Roland, P. |
| Poem finished: | 15th March 2006 by P. |