She hears me strike the board and say
That she is under ban
Of all good men and women,
Being mentioned with a man
That has the worst of all bad names;
And thereupon replies
That his hair is beautiful,
Cold as the March wind his eyes.

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Poet: William Butler Yeats
Poem: Father And Child
Volume: The Winding Stair and Other Poems
Year: Published/Written in 1933
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