Ere the horne'd owl hoot Once and twice and thrice there shall Go among the blind brown worms News of thy great burial; — Adelaide Crapsey, Verse by Adelaide Crapsey
Ere the horne'd owl hoot Once and twice and thrice there shall Go among the blind brown worms News of thy great burial; — Adelaide Crapsey, Verse by Adelaide Crapsey
Ere the horne'd owl hoot Once and twice and thrice there shall Go among the blind brown worms News of thy great burial; — Adelaide Crapsey, Verse by Adelaide Crapsey
Ere the horne'd owl hoot Once and twice and thrice there shall Go among the blind brown worms News of thy great burial; — Adelaide Crapsey, Verse by Adelaide Crapsey
Ere the horne'd owl hoot Once and twice and thrice there shall Go among the blind brown worms News of thy great burial; — Adelaide Crapsey, Verse by Adelaide Crapsey
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Ere the horne'd owl hoot Once and twice and thrice there shall Go among the blind brown worms News of thy great burial; When the pomp is passed away, 'Here's a King,' the worms shall say.

— Adelaide Crapsey, Verse by Adelaide Crapsey
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