<html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="center" class="head">The Late, Last Rook</h1><div class="stanza"><p class="line">The old gilt vane and spire receive</p><p class="line">The last beam eastward striking;</p><p class="line">The first shy bat to peep at eve</p><p class="line">Has found her to his liking.</p><p class="line">The western heaven is dull and grey,</p><p class="line">The last red glow has followed day.</p></div><div class="rend"><p class="line">The late, last rook is housed and will</p><p class="line">With cronies lie till morrow;</p><p class="line">If there's a rook loquacious still</p><p class="line">In dream he hunts a furrow,</p><p class="line">And flaps behind a spectre team,</p><p class="line">Or ghostly scarecrows walk his dream.</p></div></body></html> · Great War