The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Sun 3/18/07)

[RetroLounge]

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 mourning 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 grey,
I hear it in the deep heart's core.

William Butler Yeats

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RL

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear Retro.......

Somehow I felt this was by Yeats......

I guess I recognize his style these days...

And what a lovely and tranquil poem this is...

A lovely retreat from the world, a place for healing...

Thank you...:hug:

[wildhorses]

2. my favorite!!! thank you retro!!!

i did a paraphrase of this one...

i would share but:blush:

i LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS ONE:bounce:

i am so glad i checked your journal tonight:hi:

[PaddyBlueEyes]

3. Damn it man

You are making me all homesick, congrats on the store by the way. Couldnt happen to a nicer dude.