93. An Epitaph by Walter de la Mare. Monroe, Harriet, ed. 1917. The New Poetry: An Anthology

Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.

93. An Epitaph

By Walter de la Mare


HERE lies a most beautiful lady:
Light of step and heart was she;
I think she was the most beautiful lady
That ever was in the West Country.
But beauty vanishes; beauty passes;	5
However rare—rare it be;
And when I crumble, who will remember
This lady of the West Country?