Reprieve

I will ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ go ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ go to ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ a small cabin ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ of clay ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ I have there, a hive for the honey-bee,
And live alone in the ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ glade.

¦¦¦ I shall have some peace ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ dropping slow,
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ from the veils of ¦¦¦ morning ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ the cricket sings;
¦¦¦¦¦ midnight's all a glimmer, ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ a purple glow,
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦

I will arise and go ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
I hear lake ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ with low sounds by the shore;
¦¦¦¦¦ I stand on the roadway, or on ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ gray,
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ the deep heart's core.


(Blackout of The Lake Isle of Innisfree by William Butler Yeats)
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Dietrich Avatar
October 5, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Well done, my friend. It's cool how you kept it a rhyming poem. Probably I would prefer your version to the original because you shortened it! 🔥
Anaya Avatar
October 4, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Great job on Yeats piece, Mike! Liked🫟
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