A PRAYER  FROM YEATS

As Yeats put it in his poem, 

The Land of Heart’s  Desire (1894) 

there is an imaginary land 

“Where nobody gets old 

and bitter of tongue.” 

Well, Lord, I don’t believe 

such a place exists, so 

I know I’m going to get old, 

but please save me from 

having a bitter tongue. 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018

William Butler Yeats [1865-1939]

The Land of Heart’s Desire (1894)

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