Versos English George E. Merkley Now changed is this realm--all bliss has departed

English poem

Now changed is this realm--all bliss has departed

by (1865–1904)

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Now changed is this realm—all bliss has departed, And chill does the river of life seem to flow; In these meadows and moors, where I wandered light-hearted, Naught, naught can I trace but a region of woe.