  AND have you been to Borderland? Its country lies on either hand Beyond the river I-forget. One crosses by a single stone So narrow one must pass alone, And all about its waters fret— The laughing river I-forget. Beneath the trees of Borderland One seems to know and understand, Beside the river I-forget, All languages of men and birds; And all the sweet, unspoken words One ever missed are murmured yet By that sweet river I-forget. One hears there many things afar From cities where strange peoples are, Beyond the river I-forget; And stranger things are in the air, But what they are one does not care, For Hope lies sleeping and Regret Beside the river I-forget. Some day together hand in hand I’ll take you there to Borderland, Some day when all our dreams come true, One kiss for me and one for you, We’ll watch the red sun sink and set Across the river I-forget. Herman Knickerbocker VielÉ. |
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