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To a child dancing in the wind

By jlynch on August 26, 2006.

 

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To A Child Dancing In The Wind

Dance there upon the shore;
What need have you to care
For wind or water's roar?
And tumble out your hair
That the salt drops have wet;
Being young you have not known
The fool's triumph, nor yet
Love lost as soon as won,
Nor the best labourer dead
And all the sheaves to bind.
What need have you to dread
The monstrous crying of wind?

William Butler Yeats, 1916.

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What lovely lines...what a lovely picture. A late summer poem at least for me.

Thanks for posting this.

PS--And please say something about "This Evolving World" when you finish it. I haven't seen it yet but did scan the table of contents and it looks like a good read.

Cheers.

By ed hessler (not verified) on 27 Aug 2006 #permalink

Hello, John, I wanted to let you know I copied a photo and Yeats poem from your site and posted them on my blog. I hope you don't mind. I put a link to your website at the bottom of the post. Having recently lost my nine month old son in a car accident, the words have a powerful significance for me and those who follow my blog. "Being young you have not known... Love lost as soon as won"

Be well,
Jessie