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 "Nod," penned on an off-white 4.25 x 5.75 sheet, signed at the conclusion, "W. d. l. M." The poem, in full: "Softly along the road of evening, / In a twilight dim with rose, / Wrinkled with age, & drenched with dew, / Old Nod, the shepherd, goes. / His drowsy flock streams on before him, / Their fleeces charged with gold, / To where the sun's last beam leans low / On Nod the shepherd's fold. / The hedge is quick & green with briar / From their sand the conies creep; / And all the birds that fly in heaven / Flock singing home to sleep. / His lambs outnumber a noon's roses, / Yet, when night's shadows fall, / His blind old sheep-dog, Slumber-soon, / Misses not one of all. / His are the quiet steeps of dreamland, / The waters of no-more-pain; / His ram's bell rings 'neath an arch of stars, / Rest, rest, and rest again." In fine condition.Format: Poem