Craig-y-Barns.
(Near Dunkeld.)
’Tis years since thus I rested,1
To watch the Tay broad-breasted,2
From thy cliffs with pine-woods crested,3
Craig-y-barns.4
Through all the world a ranger,5
In many a storm and danger,6
Now, alas ! at home, a stranger,7
Craig-y-barns.8
For Death has laid down lowly,9
In yonder graveyard holy,10
All the hearts that loved me solely,11
Craig-y-barns.12
And Life has brought new treasure,13
Fair joys beyond all measure ;14
But to me, they bring no pleasure,15
Craig-y-barns.16
O dear days, long departed !17
And dear hearts from me parted,18
Since we climbed thy crags light-hearted,19
Craig-y-barns.20
More fair than poet’s dreaming,21
With fullest beauty teeming,22
Is the scene before me gleaming,23
Craig-y-barns.24
I see the river wending,25
And classic Birnam blending26
Purple light with blue unending,27
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And yet, that valley shining,29
That placid river twining,30
Only mock my heart’s repining,31
Craig-y-barns,32
Each beauty but a token,33
That tells with words unspoken,34
Of a charm for ever broken,35
Craig-y-barns.36