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The Welsh Sea

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Far out across Carnarvon bay,     Beneath the evening waves,     The ancient dead begin their day     And stream among the graves.     Listen, for they of ghostly speech,     Who died when Christ was born,     May dance upon the golden beach     That once was golden corn.     And you may learn of Dyfed's reign,     And dream Nemedian tales     Of Kings who sailed in ships from Spain     And lent their swords to Wales.     Listen, for like a golden snake     The Ocean twists and stirs,     And whispers how the dead men wake     And call across the years.

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