THE LAMENTATION OF THE OLD PENSIONER Although I shelter from the rain Under a broken tree, My chair was nearest to the fire In every company That talked of love or politics, Ere Time transfigured me. Though lads are making pikes again For some conspiracy, And crazy rascals rage their fill At human tyranny; My contemplantions are of Time That has transfigured me. There's not a woman turns her face Upon a broken tree, And yet the beauties that I loved Are in my memory; I spit into the face of Time That has transfigured me. -- William Butler Yeats (1893)

Thanks again Jean- I love Yeats Gill ( Wales one Gilly) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean R." <jeanrice@cet.com> To: <IRISH-IN-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 11:20 PM Subject: [UK-Irish] "The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner" - Dublin/London's Wm. B. YEATS > THE LAMENTATION OF THE OLD PENSIONER > > Although I shelter from the rain > Under a broken tree, > My chair was nearest to the fire > In every company > That talked of love or politics, > Ere Time transfigured me. > > Though lads are making pikes again > For some conspiracy, > And crazy rascals rage their fill > At human tyranny; > My contemplantions are of Time > That has transfigured me. > > There's not a woman turns her face > Upon a broken tree, > And yet the beauties that I loved > Are in my memory; > I spit into the face of Time > That has transfigured me. > > -- William Butler Yeats (1893) > > > ==== IRISH-IN-UK Mailing List ==== > To unsub or change your subscription: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Irish/IRISH-IN-UK.html > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Just thought that I'd tell you about a new site which is developing a large section on the Irish in especially Liverpool, Manchester and Wales and Ireland of course! www.originsuk.com Cheers Gill