English poet, short story writer and novelist (1873–1956) who is best remembered for his works for children, the poem The Listeners, and for subtle psychological horror stories like 'Seaton's Aunt' and 'All Hallows.' Handwritten poem by Walter de la Mare entitled "The Song of Shadows," penned on a blue 5 x 7 sheet, which is signed and dated below, "Walter de la Mare, July '49." The poem, in full: "Sweep thy faint strings, Musician / With thy long lean hand; / Downward the starry tapers burn, / Sinks soft the waning sand; / The old hound whimpers couched in sleep, / The embers smoulder low; / Across the walls the shadows / Come, and go. / Sweep softly thy strings, Musician, / The minutes mount to hours; / Frost on the windless casement weaves / A labyrinth of flowers; / Ghosts linger in the darkening air, / Hearken at the open door; / Music hath called them, dreaming, / Home once more." In fine condition.Format: Poem