<html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="center" class="head">His Footstep</h1><h1 align="center" class="head"><em>To Lady Wemyss</em></h1><div class="stanza"><p class="line"><span class="smallcaps">The</span> boy will come no more</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Although I listen and long;</p><p class="line">The sound of his foot on the floor</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Was like an old song.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">His foot had the music in it,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">And now the music's dumb --</p><p class="line">Like the song of the lark or linnet</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Glad that Spring's come.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">There's nothing stirring at all, --</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">'Tis quiet all by yourself, --</p><p class="line">But a wee mouse in the wall,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">The clock ticks on the shelf.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Like the song of the lark or linnet,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">That's singing early and soon,</p><p class="line">His foot had the music in it</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Like an old tune.</p></div></body></html> · Great War