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TO A CARDIGANSHIRE SHEPHERD-POET (A GREETING), by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Like the cistercian, who fled
Last Line: Bringeth his flock to fold.
Subject(s): Dreams; Immortality; Wales; Nightmares; Welshmen; Welshwomen


I

LIKE the Cistercian, who fled
From cities that defiled,
You find your peace among the hills,
Your solace in the wild.

II

And there, on slow, soft-sandalled feet,
The wandering years go by—
Bringing you wisdom from the earth,
And mirth from sea and sky.

III

Behind your unbarred cabin-door
You rest serene and sage,
While far away the world's storms walk
In vain and rumbling rage.

IV

By day you roam the blue hills far,
And then beside your fire,
Climbing the mountain-peaks of thought,
Build cities of desire

V

Where the heart's black flood-gates cannot pour
Their dark, estranging streams—
And there you walk, a bidden guest,
With starry folk of dreams.

VI

And shepherd-poet—at the last
Better have dreams than gold,
When God—the Shepherd of the Vast—
Bringeth His flock to fold.





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