A Stick Of Incense

William Butler Yeats 1865 (Sandymount) – 1939 (Menton)



Whence did all that fury come?
From empty tomb or Virgin womb?
Saint Joseph thought the world would melt
But liked the way his finger smelt.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 09, 2023

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Scheme ABCC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 145
Words 28
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4

William Butler Yeats

William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. more…

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