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=Autumn Leaves.= | =Autumn Leaves.= | ||
Like waiting bridges in their wedding robes, | Like waiting bridges in their wedding robes, | ||
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The leaves are whispering to each other wonderingly. | The leaves are whispering to each other wonderingly. | ||
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When the next sun dawns | When the next sun dawns | ||
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They are gone. | They are gone. | ||
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And with quick rustling steps | And with quick rustling steps | ||
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And ceaseless whisperings, | And ceaseless whisperings, | ||
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They hurry onwards after the flying wind. | They hurry onwards after the flying wind. | ||
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They wander along the rainy roads | They wander along the rainy roads | ||
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.........And the heavy wheels | .........And the heavy wheels | ||
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pass over them. J.A.W. | pass over them. J.A.W. | ||
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=O Touch us Not.= | =O Touch us Not.= | ||
O touch us not, Eternal Magdalen! | O touch us not, Eternal Magdalen! | ||
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The whole world fades away when your pale face | The whole world fades away when your pale face | ||
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Yearns out to us, the Saviours of Men. | Yearns out to us, the Saviours of Men. | ||
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Yea, all our luminous dreams are faded then, | Yea, all our luminous dreams are faded then, | ||
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And we hold shadows strained in our embrace. | And we hold shadows strained in our embrace. | ||
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O touch us not, Eternal Magdalen! | O touch us not, Eternal Magdalen! | ||
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No more we preach on Mountains, or have ken | No more we preach on Mountains, or have ken | ||
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Of aught to speak of. Yea, we are grown base, | Of aught to speak of. Yea, we are grown base, | ||
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We, who would fain be Saviours of Men. | We, who would fain be Saviours of Men. | ||
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Hold back your hands, and come not near us when | Hold back your hands, and come not near us when | ||
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We agonise in this dim Garden Place. | We agonise in this dim Garden Place. | ||
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O touch us not, Eternal Magdalen, | O touch us not, Eternal Magdalen, | ||
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For we would be the Saviours of Men. I.H. | For we would be the Saviours of Men. I.H. | ||
BC Archives, MS-2570 Box 1 File 6 / MIST, Henry Masterman, Ruhleben magazine, Prisoners' Pie, 1916) | BC Archives, MS-2570 Box 1 File 6 / MIST, Henry Masterman, Ruhleben magazine, Prisoners' Pie, 1916) | ||
