Down By The Salley Gardens - A poem by William Butler Yeats


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William Butler Yeats - Down By The Salley Gardens

Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet;
She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet.
She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;
But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree.

In a field by the river my love and I did stand,
And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.
She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs;
But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears.

Added: on May 15th, 2006 at 5:48 PM | Viewed: 4706 times | Comments (10)

Down By The Salley Gardens - Comments and Information
Poet: William Butler Yeats Poem: Down By The Salley Gardens Volume: Crossways Year: Published/Written in 1889 Comment 10 of 10, added on March 16th, 2008 at 9:09 PM. NOW MATTER WHERE THE WEIRS ARE OR WHERE THE TREES ARE THE IMAGE FITS WELL WITH THE IDEA OF THE POEM,AS A SONG IT WORKS VERY WELL. PS THERE IS A FIND HANDBALL ALLEY IN BALISODARE BUT W.B. WAS HARDLY LAMENTING HIS LOSS THERE FRANK from Ireland Comment 9 of 10, added on June 25th, 2006 at 11:48 AM. I quite like Yeats, Wilde and other Irish authors and poets. The Celtic culture is always full of beautiful mystery. I wish I could go there one day, no matter how the Salley Gardens look like now! Kitty Chen from China Comment 8 of 10, added on May 15th, 2006 at 5:48 PM. i live beside the salley gardens,in ballisodare county sligo,where yeats is from.so it does matter where they are.but the salley gardens are now all cement. shane from Ireland More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Down By The Salley Gardens, has received 10 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by William Butler Yeats with others on the Poetry Connection poetry forum!

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Down By The Salley Gardens Volume: Crossways Year: Published/Written in 1889 Last read: 2008-07-04 20:53:03 Viewed 4706 times. Added on May 15th, 2006 at 5:48 PM.

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