The Land of Heart's Desire by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats
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MARY. I would take the world
And break it into pieces in my hands To see you smile watching it crumble away. SHAWN. Then I would mould a world of fire and dew With no one bitter, grave or over wise, And nothing marred or old to do you wrong, And crowd the enraptured quiet of the sky With candles burning to your lonely face. MARY/ Your looks are all the candles that I need. SHAWN. Once a fly dancing in a beam of the sun, Or the light wind blowing out of the dawn, Could fill your heart with dreams none other knew, But now the indissoluble sacrament Has mixed your heart that was most proud and cold With my warm heart for ever; the sun and moon Must fade and heaven be rolled up like a scroll But your white spirit still walk by my spirit. (A Voice singing in the wood.) MAURTEEN. There's some one singing. Why, it's but a child. It sang, "The lonely of heart is withered away." A strange song for a child, but she sings sweetly. Listen, Listen! (Goes to door.) |
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