Sailing to Byzantium

[wind]

Sailing to Byzantium



I

That is no country for old men. The young
In one another's arms, birds in the trees
--- Those dying generations --- at their song,
The salmon-falls, the mackerel-crowded seas,
Fish, flesh, or fowl, commend all summer long
Whatever is begotten, born, and dies.
Caught in that sensual music all neglect
Monuments of unageing intellect.

II

An aged man is but a paltry thing,
A tattered coat upon a stick, unless
Soul clap its hands and sing, and louder sing
For every tatter in its mortal dress,
Nor is there singing school but studying
Monuments of its own magnificence;
And therefore I have sailed the seas and come
To the holy city of Byzantium.

III

O sages standing in God's holy fire
As in the gold mosaic of a wall
Come from the holy fire, perne in a gyre,
And be the singing-masters of my soul.
Consume my heart away; sick with desire
And fastened to a dying animal
It knows not what it is; and gather me
Into the artifice of eternity.

IV

Once out of nature I shalll never take
My bodily form from any natural thing,
But such a form as Grecian goldsmiths make
Of hammered gold and gold enamelling
To keep a drowsy Emperor awake;
Or set upon a golden bough to sing
To lords and ladies of Byzantium
Of what is past, or passing, or to come.





W.B Yeats.

[scsaus]

its good to see u liking someone who is considered to be the most charming poet of england history personality wise. do u really study his works or is it just sailing to byzantium because if u really are interested in his works , i can help u

[Farrah Zafar]

@scsaus maa'm why don't you share your taste?We will be obliged
Regards

[scsaus]

Allah ka wasta hai banday ko banda rehnay day aap, my name is arsalan. u offended me actually

i like Langston hughes, the black poet of america. i do not think u would like him . he was african american and his poetry moves around the discrimination against black in america

[wind]

@scsaus

Yes ,i have studied some of the works of W.B Yeats.plz do share Langston hughes poetry i hope u won't find us prejudiced against Black people of America...

Regards,

[scsaus]

hey its not about prejudice, its about ones inclination and disposition and he is not at all females poet but if u still want his piece just study once QUIET GIRL BY LANGSTON HUGHES.It would be ur test , lets see if u understand it , i would definitely share his more poems with u

[Farrah Zafar]

oops sorry but i couldn't get it through your strange name..Well we wanna read your taste,it doesn't matter if we like it or not!We are not white people..so you may share.
Regards

[wind]

@scsaus
its about ones inclination and disposition and he is not at all females poet but if u still want his piece just study once QUIET GIRL BY LANGSTON HUGHES.It would be ur test , lets see if u understand it ,

QUIET GIRL BY LANGSTON HUGHES.But the title is quite feminine.

Where is the text of the poem...


Quiet Girl

I would liken you
To a night without stars
Were it not for your eyes.
I would liken you
To a sleep without dreams
Were it not for your songs.

Langston Hughes

Quiet Girl is a symbol used for black people.Its a symbol of oppression and marginalisation of blacks by whites.Hughes is quite optimistic about the future of blacks...Stars represents hope and life in the eyes of Quiet girl and similarly dreams in songs is the hope, aspirations and culture of African people...

This is my naive understanding


Regards,