A GRAVESTONE

by: William Allingham (1824-1889)

ar from the churchyard dig his grave,

On some green mound beside the wave;

To westward, sea and sky alone,

And sunsets. Put a mossy stone,

With mortal name and date, a harp

And bunch of wild flowers, carven sharp;

Then leave it free to winds that blow,

And patient mosses creeping; slow,

And wandering wings, and footsteps rare

Of human creature pausing there.

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