faerielands
William Butler Yeats
A Faery Song
We who are old, old and gay,
O so old!
Thousands of years, thousands of years,
If all were told:
Give to these children, new from the world,
Silence and love;
And the long dew-dropping hours of the night,
And the stars above:
Give to these children, new from the world,
Rest far from men.
Is anything better, anything better?
Tell us it then:
Us who are old, old and gay,
O so old!
Thousands of years, thousands of years,
If all were told.
[home] [faerie art] [classic poetry] [orginal poetry] [other writings] [staff recommendations] [guestbook] [links] [rings]
© tyranny & faerielands 1999 - 2007. all rights reserved, please do not copy without permission.
|