141. Rupert Brooke by Moray Dalton. In Memoriam. Clarke, George Herbert, ed. 1917. A Treasury of War Poetry

George Herbert Clarke, ed. (1873–1953). A Treasury of War Poetry. 1917.

141. Rupert Brooke

In Memoriam

By Moray Dalton


I NEVER knew you save as all men know
Twitter of mating birds, flutter of wings
In April coverts, and the streams that flow—
One of the happy voices of our Springs.

A voice for ever stilled, a memory,	5
Since you went eastward with the fighting ships,
A hero of the great new Odyssey,
And God has laid His finger on your lips.