“An aged man is but a paltry thing,<\/p>\n
a tattered coat upon a stick unless<\/p>\n
soul clap it’s hands and sing and louder sing…”<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Yeats caught my attention when I was young<\/p>\n
and he sailing to Byzantium.<\/p>\n
His skill with words, the power of his feelings,<\/p>\n
his imagery, all hugely appealing.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The pride of Ireland, a national treasure,<\/p>\n
a gifted one by which greats can measure<\/p>\n
how they compare to my fellow Irish man,<\/p>\n
this monument we fly a flag on.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
So thanks WB for these feelings inside,<\/p>\n
for instilling this feeling of national pride,<\/p>\n
for making me feel a fraction more worthy<\/p>\n
‘cos you are from the same place as me.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
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