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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO BE CARVED ON A STONE AT THOOR BALLYLEE (1), by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I, the poet william yeats Last Line: When all is ruin once again. Alternate Author Name(s): Yeats, W. B. Subject(s): Ireland; Poetry & Poets; Yeats, William Butler (1865-1939); Irish | |||
I, the poet William Yeats, With old mill boards and sea-green slates, And smithy work from the Gort forge, Restored this tower for my wife George; And may these characters remain When all is ruin once again. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SIGHTSEERS by PAUL MULDOON THE DREAM SONGS: 290 by JOHN BERRYMAN AN IRISH HEADLAND by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE GIANT'S RING: BALLYLESSON, NEAR BELFAST by ROBINSON JEFFERS IRELAND; WRITTEN FOR THE ART AUTOGRAPH DURING IRISH FAMINE by SIDNEY LANIER THE EYES ARE ALWAYS BROWN by GERALD STERN ROGER CASEMENT (AFTER READING 'THE FORGED CASEMENT DIARIES') by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS |
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