Lyrics of Life

They who in folly or mere greed Enslaved religion, markets, laws, Borrow our language now and bid Us to speak up in freedom’s cause. It...

Fishermen at Ballyshannon Netted an infant last night Along with the salmon. An illegitimate spawning, A small one thrown back To the ...

Ill fares the land, to hastening ill a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men decay: Princes and lords may flourish or may fade; A breath...

I whispered, "I am too young," And then, "I am old enough"; Wherefore I threw a penny To find out if I might love. ...

Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is ...

I went out to the hazel wood, Because a fire was in my head, And cut and peeled a hazel wand, And hooked a berry to a thread; And when...

WHERE dips the rocky highland Of Sleuth Wood in the lake, There lies a leafy island Where flapping herons wake The drowsy water rats; T...

I HEARD the old, old men say, "Everything alters, And one by one we drop away." They had hands like claws, and their knees Wer...