Monday, August 7, 2017

The Lake Isle of Innisfree: William Butler Yeats

I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, 
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made: 
Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee, 
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.


And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight's all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet's wings.


I will arise and go now, for always night and day
I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,
I hear it in the deep heart's core.


Summary: 'The Lake of Innisfree' is a very beautiful poem written by William Butler Yeats. In this poem we see that the poet wants to go to his own village which is near the coast of Ireland. He is very much impatient and desperate to go near the nature and enjoy the beauty of it. Though he lives in a city, his heart always remains in the village. He doesn't like the noise, pollution and everyday life of the city. In the deep of his heart, he can hear the water lapping with low sounds. He wants to built a small cabin, a hive for the honey bee and he wants to live alone in the bee loud glade.