Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE MOUND IN THE MEADS, by WILLIAM WATSON


Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

THE MOUND IN THE MEADS, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: This is the mound that holds the slain
Last Line: This is the mound that holds the slain.
Alternate Author Name(s): Watson, John William
Subject(s): Death; Graves; Dead, The; Tombs; Tombstones


THIS is the mound that holds the slain
Who came to the meads to fight the Dane,
Who came to the meads from hut and hall,
Fair-haired Saxons lusty and tall,
Earl and churl, and thane and thrall.

For they went not back to hut and hall:
On his golden bracelet swore the Dane
That none should be left uncleft in twain.
And this is the hillock that hides them all,
This is the mound that holds the slain.

For the Northman spared not great or small,
Him of the hut or him of the hall,
Earl or churl, or thane or thrall,
And this is the barrow that hides them all;
This is the mound that holds the slain.





Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...
Home: PoetryExplorer.net