The Wanderings of Oisin and Other Poems/The Cloak, the Boat, and the Shoes

‘What do you make so fair and bright?’ ‘I make the cloak of Sorrow: O lovely to see in all men’s sight Shall be the cloak of Sorrow, In all men’s sight.’ ‘What do you build with sails for flight?’ ‘I build a boat for Sorrow: O swift on the seas all day and night Saileth the rover Sorrow, All day and night.’ ‘What do you weave with wool so white?’ ‘I weave the shoes of Sorrow: Soundless shall be the footfall light In all men’s ears of Sorrow, Sudden and light.’