Versos English George E. Merkley Once lightly I roamed o’er these green fields and meadows

English poem

Once lightly I roamed o’er these green fields and meadows

by (1865–1904)

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Once lightly I roamed o’er these green fields and meadows; As bright as my future all things seemed to shine; And in the clear heavens there hovered no shadows, For all seemed a realm of glory divine.