Thursday, March 16, 2006

Saint Patrick's Day


'Men's hearts of old were drops of flame
That from the saffron morning came,
Or drops of silver joy that fell
Out of the moon's pale twisted shell;
But now hearts cry that hearts are slaves,
And toss and turn in narrow caves;
But here there is nor law nor rule,
Nor have hands held a weary tool;
And here there is nor Change nor Death,
But only kind and merry breath,
For joy is God and God is joy.'

"The Wanderings of Oisin", William Butler Yeats

1 comment:

Sleeping Lotus said...

Beautiful!!

I put up something for St. Patrick's Day, too. On my blog.