Poetry Month Day 2: 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree' by William Butler Yeats

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The Lake Isle of Innisfree
by William Butler Yeats

I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made;
Nine bean rows will I have there, a hive for the honey bee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.

And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight 's all a-glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet's wings.

I will arise and go now, for always night and day
I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements gray,
I hear it in the deep heart's core.


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Comments

[tiggothy.livejournal.com]

I must still be half asleep because my initial reaction was "That's very pretty, but I'm sure you'd get tired of just eating beans and honey pretty soon"

*headdesk*

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

LOL! You have a point. Although it doesn't say that's all he eats.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! That's why I love it, too, of course. :)

[zarahemla.livejournal.com]

Love this one so much!! Don't we all long for such peace?

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Yes, we do. This poem seems to distill that longing into something tangible. I'm glad you enjoyed reading it again. :)

[sixpences.livejournal.com]

I really love this poem. I remember when I was nine we had to memorise a poem for school that had something to do with water, and I learned this- I still know it by heart. It was my grandfather's favourite (he was born in rural Ireland and missed it for most of his life, I think) and it always reminds me of him, sitting in the garden in the afternoons or reading us stories aloud.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

That's lovely that this poem was so dear and familiar to you. I think there is a special power in poetry that can bind our hearts together.

[fried-flamingo.livejournal.com]

One of my favourite poems ever. It still produces the same reaction in me no matter how many times I read it. So beautiful and evocative, and 'peace comes dropping slow' will forever be one of those 'I wish I'd written that' lines.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you enjoyed rereading it here. It is a wonderful poem!

[florencia7.livejournal.com]

Beautiful poem, like a breeze of fresh air on the seashore...

Thank you for sharing :]

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

You're very welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)