Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A SONG, by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I thought no more was needed / youth to prolong Last Line: That the heart grows old? Alternate Author Name(s): Yeats, W. B. Subject(s): Hearts; Aging | ||||||||
I THOUGHT no more was needed Youth to prolong Than dumb-bell and foil To keep the body young. O who could have foretold That the heart grows old? Though I have many words, What woman's satisfied, I am no longer faint Because at her side? O who could have foretold That the heart grows old? I have not lost desire But the heart that I had; I thought 'twould burn my body Laid on the death-bed, For who could have foretold That the heart grows old? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AFTER THE GENTLE POET KOBAYASHI ISSA by ROBERT HASS MEMORY AS A HEARING AID by TONY HOAGLAND AMOROSA AND COMPANY by CONRAD AIKEN GRAY WEATHER by ROBINSON JEFFERS FROM THE SPANISH by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SIXTEEN DEAD MEN by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS |
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