Into the caverns of the sea
Shall all at last descend,
Who now press forward gallantly
Unrecking of the end.
And no man knoweth what is there,
Nor when his time shall come
To yield his soul and take his share
With all those gone...
His body lies upon the shore,
Afar from his beloved land,
And over him shine tropic suns;
No more he thrills at sound of guns,
No longer, cutlass in his hand,
Cries, “Follow me!” and goes before.
Above him droop the languid trees,...
