Oil And Blood
In tombs of gold and lapis lazuli
Bodies of holy men and women exude
Miraculous oil, odour of violet.
But under heavy loads of trampled clay
Lie bodies of the vampires full of blood;
Their shrouds are bloody and their lips are wet.
poem by William Butler Yeats (1928)
Added by Dan Costinaş
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1 Dan Costinaş said on 04 January 2015: |
| (*) «Yeats 2015» is a year-long programme of cultural and artistic events, funded by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, and happening in numerous places - such as New York, London, Rome, Madrid and Korea. One of the highlights will be 'Yeats Day' on 13th of June 2015, which will mark 150 years since his birth. |