By the Hoof of the Wild Goat uptossed br From the cliff where she lay in the Sun br Fell the Stone br To the Tarn where the daylight is lost, br So she fell from the light of the Sun br And alone! br br Now the fall was ordained from the first br With the Goat and the Cliff and the Tarn, br But the Stone br Knows only her life is accursed br As she sinks from the light of the Sun br And alone! br br Oh Thou Who hast builded the World, br Oh Thou Who hast lighted the Sun, br Oh Thou Who hast darkened the Tarn, br Judge Thou br The sin of the Stone that was hurled br By the goat from the light of the Sun, br As she sinks in the mire of the Tarn, br Even now--even now--even now!br br Rudyard Kiplingbr br