Her old love in tears and silence had been building her a palace
Ringed by moats and flanked with towers, he had set it on a hill
‘Here,’ he said, ‘will come no whisper of the world’s alarms and malice,
In these granite walls imprisoned, I will keep you safe from ill’
As he spoke along the highway there came riding by a stranger,
For an instant on her features, he a fleeting glance bestowed,
Then he said: ‘My heart is fickle and the world is full of danger,’
And he offered her his stirrup and he pointed down the road.
(Alice Duer Miller)
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