Sailing to Byzantium
In this poem W.B.Yeats considers the fleeting nature of mortality (“a tattered coat upon a stick”), compared to the timeless endurance of works of art (“Of hammered gold and gold enameling”).
Nov 09, 2020 | Categories: Poetry, Video | Tags: aging, art, contemplation, dying, enlightenment, history, immortality, poetry, Yeats, youth | Leave A Comment »