The rainy Pleiads wester,
Orion plunges prone,
The stroke of midnight ceases
And I lie down alone.
The rainy Pleiads wester,
And seek beyond the sea
The head that I shall dream of
That will not dream of me.
More verses by Alfred Edward Housman
- Oh Stay At Home, My Lad
- Think No More, Lad
- The Grizzly Bear
- Oh Who Is That Young Sinner
- On Moonlit Heath And Lonesome Bank