The Sheiling + 

It stands alone + 

Up in a land of stone + 

All worn like ancient stairs, + 

A land of rocks and trees + 

Nourished on wind and stone. + 

And all within + 

Long delicate has been; + 

By arts and kindliness + 

Coloured, sweetened, and warmed + 

For many years has been. + 

Safe resting there + 

Men hear in the travelling air + 

But music, pictures see + 

In the same daily land + 

Painted by the wild air. + 

One maker’s mind + 

Made both, and the house is kind + 

To the land that gave it peace, + 

And the stone has taken the house + 

To its cold heart and is kind. + 