Roderic Joseph Quinn

“ And when I asked them, "Whither speed?"
They answered, "To the West!"
And were they pale as pale could be —
Death-pale with haunted eyes,
And did you see the hot white dust
Range round their feet and rise? ”

“ They yearn for endless rest;
Perhaps large stars will burn above
Their camp within the West.
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