by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939)

The moods
Language: English 
Available translation(s): GER
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?

First published in Bookman, August 1893

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  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Göttliche Wirkmächte", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-20
Line count: 7
Word count: 32