The Lake Isle Of Innisfree - A poem by William Butler Yeats

William Butler Yeats - The Lake Isle Of Innisfree

I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made:
Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.

And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight's all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet's wings.

I will arise and go now, for always night and day
I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,
I hear it in the deep heart's core.

Added: on May 24th, 2006 at 3:25 PM | Viewed: 7815 times | Comments (13)

The Lake Isle Of Innisfree - Comments and Information
Poet: William Butler Yeats Poem: The Lake Isle Of Innisfree Volume: The Rose Year: Published/Written in 1893 Comment 13 of 13, added on March 13th, 2009 at 5:37 AM. to me this poem speaks of escapism and the longing in all of us at some time in our lives when we need to be somewhere that gives us comfort and "peace" away from the stresses and everyday woes each of us need our own innisfree L Davies from United Kingdom Comment 12 of 13, added on May 29th, 2006 at 10:21 AM. I believe this is probably a part of every human being who has ever lived. When times get tough and when life is busy we long for a place to relax and call our own. It is a romantic poem, because he speaks so highly of a place we all would like to be. "I will arise and go now yo Innisfree" sounds impulsive. It makes you wonder whether he actually up and left his life for a few days and visited his oasis, or whether he took up his place there only in his mind. My Grade 11 english class have been discussing this poem for days now and all 32 of us decided that in a world as phony and hectic as ours we all long to have the abilities of Yeats and to write others into our place of peace. To provide others with our vision of paradise. Kayla from Canada Comment 11 of 13, added on May 24th, 2006 at 3:25 PM. Yugoslavia doesn't exist anymore, and who really cares. Anyhow, I come from one of the states, Montenegro now, mentality similar to Irish. I have first read this poem some 15 years ago, and i always come back to it, or, rather, it comes back to me, when I miss home a lot. I've been living away from my country, but I need it so much, even though it's nothing special, and when Yates comes to visit my mind with his Innisfree, I know it's time to see home. He captured it like noone before, or after him. Olya from Yugoslavia More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, The Lake Isle Of Innisfree, has received 13 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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The Lake Isle Of Innisfree Volume: The Rose Year: Published/Written in 1893 Last read: 2009-11-21 23:22:43 Viewed 7815 times. Added on May 24th, 2006 at 3:25 PM.

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