Father And Child

William Butler Yeats

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.

Next 10 Poems

• William Butler Yeats : Fergus And The Druid
• William Butler Yeats : For Anne Gregory
• William Butler Yeats : Form The Green Helmet And Other Poems
• William Butler Yeats : Fragments
• William Butler Yeats : Friends
• William Butler Yeats : From A Full Moon In March
• William Butler Yeats : From The 'antigone'
• William Butler Yeats : Girl's Song
• William Butler Yeats : Gratitude To The Unknown Instructors
• William Butler Yeats : He Bids His Beloved Be At Peace

Previous 10 Poems

• William Butler Yeats : Fallen Majesty
• William Butler Yeats : Ephemera
• William Butler Yeats : Ego Dominus Tuus
• William Butler Yeats : Easter, 1916
• William Butler Yeats : Down By The Salley Gardens
• William Butler Yeats : Demon And Beast
• William Butler Yeats : Death
• William Butler Yeats : Cuchulan's Fight With The Sea
• William Butler Yeats : Cuchulain Comforted
• William Butler Yeats : Crazy Jane Talks With The Bishop