English poem
The Three Men With Ropes
by James Elroy Flecker (1884–1915)
Sir, in our strange and special misery We met this night, and swore in bitter pride To sing one song together, friend with friend, And then, proceeding to the country side, To bind this cordage to a barren tree, And face to face to give our lives an end, And only thus shall we be satisfied. (They make to continue their road)