Poems By the Way by William Morris
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They forgat the other Whitewater.
While nights at Deildar-Tongue were long, They clean forgat the Brothers'-Tongue. But whatso falleth 'twixt Hell and Home, So many times over comes summer again, Full surely again shall summer come. What healing in summer if winter be vain? To Odd spake Hallbiorn on a day So many times over comes summer again, "Gone is the snow from everyway." What healing in summer if winter be vain? Now green is grown Whitewater-side, And I to Whitewater will ride." Quoth Odd, "Well fare thou winter-guest, May thine own Whitewater be best. Well is a man's purse better at home Than open where folk go and come." "Come ye carles of the south country, Now shall we go our kin to see! For the lambs are bleating in the south, And the salmon swims towards Olfus mouth. Girth and graithe and gather your gear! And ho for the other Whitewater!" Bright was the moon as bright might be, And Snaebiorn rode to the north country. And Odd to Reykholt is gone forth, To see if his mares be ought of worth. But Hallbiorn into the bower is gone And there sat Hallgerd all alone. |
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