The Wood of Wandering Aengus

'Yeats illustration'. Click image to close window.

I went out to the hazel wood,
Because a fire was in my head
And cut and peeled a hazel wand,
And hooked a berry to a thread;
And when white moths were on the wing,
And moth-like stars were flickering out,
I dropped the berry in a stream
And caught a little silver trout.

(excerpt)

                
 


Poem: 'The Song of Wandering Aengus'
Author: William Butler Yeats
Media: mixed media


Status: Private Collection.