Under the wide and starry sky
Dig the grave and let me lie;
Gladly I've lived and gladly die
Away from the world of strife;
These be the lines you grave for me;
Here he lies where he wants to be;
Lies at rest by the nineteenth tee,
Where he lied all through his life.


The Duffer's Requiem (with Apologies to R.L.S.), in The Winning Shot, with Jerome D. Traverse, 1915


Under the wide and starry sky Dig the grave and let me lie; Gladly I've lived and gladly die Away from the world of strife; These be the lines you...

Under the wide and starry sky Dig the grave and let me lie; Gladly I've lived and gladly die Away from the world of strife; These be the lines you...

Under the wide and starry sky Dig the grave and let me lie; Gladly I've lived and gladly die Away from the world of strife; These be the lines you...

Under the wide and starry sky Dig the grave and let me lie; Gladly I've lived and gladly die Away from the world of strife; These be the lines you...