A Tragedy

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Whos that walking on the moorland?
Whos that moving on the hill?
They are passing mid the bracken
!ut the shadows grow and blacken
And " cannot see them clearly on the hill#
Whos that calling on the moorland?
Whos that crying on the hill?
Was it bird or was it human
Was it child or man or woman
Who was calling so sadly on the hill?
Whos that running on the moorland?
Whos that $lying on the hill?
%e is there & and there again
!ut you cannot see him plain
'or the shadow lies so darkly on the hill#
Whats that lying in the heather?
Whats that lurking on the hill?
(y horse will go no nearer
And " cannot see it clearer
!ut theres something that is lying on the hill#