Where has Maid Quiet gone to,
Nodding her russet hood?
The winds that awakened the stars
Are blowing through my blood.
O how could I be so calm
When she rose up to depart?
Now words that called up the lightning
Are hurtling through my heart.

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Poet: William Butler Yeats
Poem: Maid Quiet
Volume: The Wind Among The Reeds
Year: Published/Written in 1899
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