One of the only poems I can recite is this one. It's not so much that it was loved by me, it's more that it was repeated endlessly in primary school. On re-reading it as an adult I finally understood. Now I love it and indeed "hear it in the deep heart's core," especially on a grey January day. What a treat to have beautiful words in your head!
The Lake Isle of Innisfree
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 honeybee,
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.
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.
William Butler Yeats
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.
William Butler Yeats
I remember this poem from school but not reciting it...it is lovely and so are your grey day photos...full of subtle pastels mixed with grey
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos!!
ReplyDelete♥Crissi♥
Beautiful poem. Cabins, beehives and beans by a lake? Sounds like my idea of heaven.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favourites too. Off to Coole Park with the kids today for a nature walk and picnic.
ReplyDeleteLove the moody colours in these photos Catherine, would love to gaze at the bottom one on my bedroom wall, just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful imagery for beautiful words. Thanks for sharing this poem.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem. So many things like this we don't understand until we're adults.
ReplyDeleteInnisfree is definitely the place to be :-)
ReplyDeleteWe had this poem at school and i've always loved it but i haven't heard it for a while...
ReplyDeleteSpecial photos, too!
I've always loved Yeats' beautiful poem and you have illustrated it perfectly with those atmospheric photos.
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