<html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="" class="head">Sonnet to the Unknown Love</h1><div class="stanza"><p class="line">ACROSS a hundred miles of weary land,</p><p class="line">To your dear home by our beloved sea,</p><p class="line">I strain my eyes and think I see you stand</p><p class="line">The same sweet wonder that you used to be.</p><p class="line">I think I see you smile the very way</p><p class="line">You had when once we walked across the Downs,</p><p class="line">And on the muddy road palm branches lay</p><p class="line">And the dull trees were garlanded with crowns.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">I see the opening of your grave eyes,</p><p class="line">And the swift flash when you reveal your heart,</p><p class="line">And still between us all this distance lies</p><p class="line">Of space and custom keeping us apart,</p><p class="line">And still twelve lonely days and nights remain</p><p class="line">Ere I shall see and talk to you again.</p></div></body></html> · Great War