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Poem by William Butler Yeats


The Moods


TIME drops in decay,
Like a candle burnt out,
And the mountains and woods
Have their day, have their day;
What one in the rout
Of the fire-born moods
Has fallen away? 



William Butler Yeats


William Butler Yeats's other poems:
  1. Two Songs from a Play
  2. A Prayer for My Son
  3. Owen Ahern and His Dancers
  4. The Two Kings
  5. To a Wealthy Man Who Promised a Second Subscription to the Dublin Municipal Gallery if It Were Proved the People Wanted Pictures


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