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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
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.
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