Memorial Day posting

Where is the horse gone? Where is the rider?
Where is the giver of treasure?
Where are the seats at the feast?
Where are the revels in the hall?
Alas for the bright cup!
Alas for the mailed warrior!
Alas for the splendour of the prince!
How that time has passed away,
dark under the cover of night,
as if it had never been...

- from The Wanderer

alternatively rendered by Tolkien in The Two Towers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzx6d5h-5Mg