Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO AN ISLE IN THE WATER, by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS Recitation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Shy one, shy one Last Line: With her would I fly. Alternate Author Name(s): Yeats, W. B. Subject(s): Love | ||||||||
Shy one, shy one, Shy one of my heart, She moves in the firelight Pensively apart. She carries the dishes, And lays them in a row. To an isle in the water With her would I go. She carries in the candles, And lights the curtained room, Shy in the doorway And shy in the gloom; And shy as a rabbit, Helpful and shy. To an isle in the water With her would I fly. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD SIXTEEN DEAD MEN by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS |
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