Goodnight; ensured release,
Imperishable peace,
Have these for yours,
While sea abides, and land,
And earth's foundations stand,
and heaven endures.
When earth's foundations flee,
nor sky nor land nor sea
At all is found
Content you, let them burn:
It is not your concern;
Sleep on, sleep sound.
More verses by Alfred Edward Housman
- When I Came Last To Ludlow
- Westward On The High-Hilled Plains
- This Time Of Year A Twelvemonth Past
- Tis Time, I Think, By Wenlock Town
- Oh, See How Thick The Goldcup Flowers