87. An Epitaph. Walter De la Mare. Modern British Poetry

Louis Untermeyer, ed. (1885–1977). Modern British Poetry. 1920.

Walter De la Mare. 1873–

87. An Epitaph

HERE lies a most beautiful lady,
Light of step and heart was she;
I think she was the most beautiful lady
That ever was in the West Country.
But beauty vanishes; beauty passes;	5
However rare—rare it be;
And when I crumble, who will remember
This lady of the West Country?