A Man Young And Old: VI. His Memories

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A Man Young And Old: VI. His Memories by William Butler Yeats

 We should be hidden from their eyes,
Being but holy shows
And bodies broken like a thorn
Whereon the bleak north blows,
To think of buried Hector
And that none living knows.

The women take so little stock
In what I do or say
They'd sooner leave their cosseting
To hear a jackass bray;
My arms are like the twisted thorn
And yet there beauty lay;

The first of all the tribe lay there
And did such pleasure take -
She who had brought great Hector down
And put all Troy to wreck -
That she cried into this ear,
'Strike me if I shriek.'

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September 14, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Hi! I really enjoyed reading your poetry. Your stanzas gave me the feeling that the visuals could keep moving forward with the poem, creating one connected sequence from beginning to end. I’m a commission artist focused on translating written ideas into visual storytelling, and I’d love to explore a stanza-by-stanza visual continuation where every new section inspires the next scene and the emotions and atmosphere develop naturally throughout the poem. If you’re open to the idea, I’d be glad to share some examples of my work. Discord: eve_verse Email: [email protected]
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