In Memoriam: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
In Memoriam: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a poem written by Junius published in The International Psychic Gazette in august 1930.
This poem was an homage after Sir Arthur Conan Doyle died on 7 july 1930.
In Memoriam: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The world is poorer, for a gallant soul,
Stout friend and champion of the sore opprest,
Has run his race, has reached his final goal,
And full of honour entered into rest.
On earth he won well-merited renown,
No page that could offend, no trap for youth;
And adding to the lustre of his crown,
His heart was fearless in the quest of truth.
His mind was vigorous, healthy, lofty, pure,
Soaring above the sordid and the base;
His work a monument that shall endure,
His life an honour to the human race:
Indeed "a perfect, gentle knight,"
Whose memory we can cherish with delight.
- JUNIUS,
- In Burton-on-Trent Gazette.
