Poem by Alfred Edward Housman

Additional Poems. 2. Oh Were He and I Together

Oh were he and I together,
        Shipmates on the fleeted main,
Sailing through the summer weather
        To the spoil of France or Spain.

Oh were he and I together,
        Locking hands and taking leave,
Low upon the trampled heather
        In the battle lost at eve.

Now are he and I asunder
        And asunder to remain;
Kingdoms are for others’ plunder,
        And content for other slain.

1. More Poems. 40. Farewell to a Name and a Number
2. More Poems. 46. The Land of Biscay
3. Last Poems. 30. Sinner’s Rue
4. More Poems. 11. The Rainy Pleiads Wester
5. More Poems. 33. On Forelands High in Heaven

Print

942 Views

Last Poems

To Russian version