labyrinthine pathways follow the serpentine course of the river verdant trails above spirits where the secrets of language linger as a boy i wandered and by the sounds of pipes enchanted my sylvan home where the roots of my youth were planted i hear the wooden floors now as before the sound of the ones i left at my old cabin door sylvan kingdom serene majesty a love endured by the moons gleam vigil reverie awaiting the dawn now through death our spirits live on it was here i cared for the animals and tended the gardens needs basked in the sunlit meadow and gazed through the light in the leaves not one of them remains in this silent hall here where i sleep until all ages fall