Here you will find thePoemThe Dread Beyond Deathof poet Roderic Quinn
WHY do you shudder and stare, Grown cold in a moment and white? The moon's at her full, and the air Is flooded with wonderful light. There is never a sound or a sign Or a shadow of harm in the trees, And the little leaves ripple and shine At the kiss and caress of the breeze. You tremble and shudder, my love, As a hare at a hound's flashing fangs ? As a bird, when in azure above A poising hawk motionless hangs. Fear not, and the terror shall yield To peace and to sweetness at length; My love is a guard and a shield, My arms are a fortress and strength. 'I fear not the hawk in the sky, Or the hound, though his fangs flash anear; A dread beyond death makes me sigh ? 'Tis the end of our love that I fear.'
