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William Butler Yeats - A Drinking Song

Wine comes in at the mouth
And love comes in at the eye;
That's all we shall know for truth
Before we grow old and die.
I lift the glass to my mouth,
I look at you, and I sigh.

Added: on August 24th, 2005 at 7:07 PM | Viewed: 3974 times | Comments (3)


A Drinking Song - Comments and Information

Poet: William Butler Yeats
Poem: A Drinking Song
Volume: The Green Helmet and Other Poems
Year: Published/Written in 1910
Poem of the Day on:
Nov 26 2003

Comment 3 of 3, added on June 24th, 2008 at 10:19 AM.

I love this poem and but i didn't know who it was by until now. I have been liking this poem ever since the 7th grade and now i am a senior in high school and i am writing my reasearch paper on William Butler Yeats and well i come to find out that i do know a little bit about him i had just randomly choose him to write my reasearch paper but now i am glad that i choose him!!!!!!!!!!!

Marisela from United States
Comment 2 of 3, added on March 10th, 2006 at 11:55 AM.

thats a wicked poem i like it but i hate wine

me from Denmark
Comment 1 of 3, added on August 24th, 2005 at 7:07 PM.

So does he drink the wine?

Stella Grace from United States

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