The lonely sunsets flare forlorn br Down valleys dreadly desolate; br The lordly mountains soar in scorn br As still as death, as stern as fate. br br The lonely sunsets flame and die; br The giant valleys gulp the night; br The monster mountains scrape the sky, br Where eager stars are diamond-bright. br br So gaunt against the gibbous moon, br Piercing the silence velvet-piled, br A lone wolf howls his ancient rune -- br The fell arch-spirit of the Wild. br br O outcast land! O leper land! br Let the lone wolf-cry all express br The hate insensate of thy hand, br Thy heart's abysmal loneliness.