Imitated From The Japanese

William Butler Yeats

A MOST astonishing thing --
Seventy years have I lived;

(Hurrah for the flowers of Spring,
For Spring is here again.)

Seventy years have I lived
No ragged beggar-man,
Seventy years have I lived,
Seventy years man and boy,
And never have I danced for joy.

Next 10 Poems

• William Butler Yeats : In Memory Of Alfred Pollexfen
• William Butler Yeats : In Memory Of Eva Gore-booth And Con Markiewicz
• William Butler Yeats : In Memory Of Major Robert Gregory
• William Butler Yeats : In Memory Of Major Rodert Gregory
• William Butler Yeats : In Tara's Halls
• William Butler Yeats : In The Seven Woods
• William Butler Yeats : Into The Twilight
• William Butler Yeats : John Kinsella's Lament For Mr. Mary Moore
• William Butler Yeats : John Kinsella's Lament For Mrs. Mary Moore
• William Butler Yeats : King And No King

Previous 10 Poems

• William Butler Yeats : I Am Of Ireland
• William Butler Yeats : Hound Voice
• William Butler Yeats : His Phoenix
• William Butler Yeats : His Dream
• William Butler Yeats : His Confidence
• William Butler Yeats : His Bargain
• William Butler Yeats : High Talk
• William Butler Yeats : Her Vision In The Wood
• William Butler Yeats : Her Triumph
• William Butler Yeats : Her Praise