by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939)
Crazy Jane on God
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That lover of a night Came when he would, Went in the dawning light Whether I would or no; Men come, men go; All things remain in God. Banners choke the sky; Men-at-arms tread; Armoured horses neigh Where the great battle was In the narrow pass: All things remain in God. Before their eyes a house That from childhood stood Uninhabited, ruinous, Suddenly lit up From door to top: All things remain in God. I had wild Jack for a lover; Though like a road That men pass over My body makes no moan But sings on: All things remain in God.
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- by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939), "Crazy Jane on God", appears in Words for Music Perhaps and Other Poems, first published 1932 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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