A stone's throw out on either hand From that well-ordered road we tread, And all the world is wild and strange; Churel and ghoul and Djinn and sprite Shall bear us company to-night, For we have reached the Oldest Land Wherein the powers of Darkness range.
You may also enjoy reading Kipling's short story of the same title, In the House of Suddhoo.
Return to the Rudyard Kipling library , or . . . Read the next poem; In The Matter Of One Compass