Monday, September 12, 2011

Candle and child by William Butler Yeats



What do you think of when alone at night?
Do not the things your mothers spoke about,
Before they took the candle from the bedside,
Rush up into the mind and master it,
Till you believe in them against your will?
William Butler Yeats

1 comment:

  1. And what if those words were harsh? What if they were destructive and unkind? Even those words unbidden come to us even as adults. :) Sorry did not mean to get dark here. It is a beautiful quote.

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