the wanderer and the skull (Canto 1)

walking on a moonlit shore i came upon a single skull,
it was white and bleached;
it glowed with moonlight, yet dark were its eyes,
darker than the night;
water foamed on the beach,
with seaweed leaving ragged streaks
and the air filled with happenings of the sea:
i'm filled with wonders of beneath,
and suddenly the skull spoke out:
"hear me, hear me oh wanderer of the night!
for i have things to ask thou "
taken aback as i was, i was also filled with wonder
"ask away, ask away oh curious skull o’the beach"said i
"Where has the sun gone?
where is its warmth?
where is the horse?
and where is its rider?
where is the horn that was blowing?
where is the glory?
that was promised
the hall for feasting?, the lake to swim?,
the little wooden house? the maiden within?
oh wanderer, what is the night?
is it darkness or is it the stars,
if i remember i had a heart that loved
that beat, that pumped,
where is my heart now oh wanderer?,
it was dark before, it is getting darker now,
i am fading oh wanderer,
i feel it.
I will not get the answers to my questions today
or any other day, for that matter.
Fare thee well, oh wanderer of the night!
may you find your answers in your time"
and with that the skull was pulled away into the sea,
Poseidon and all his men were dragging him beneath.