Author Walter de la Mare Roofless and eyeless, weed-sodden, dank, old, cold—Fickly the sunset glimmered through the rain,Gilded the gravestones—faded out again;A storm-cock shrilled its aeon-old refrain,Lambs bleated from their fold. Tags Short Poems Rate this poem Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 No votes yet Rate Log in or register to post comments