wise – Robin’s Nest

When I was One-and-Twenty

By A E Housman When I was one-and-twentyI heard a wise man say,“Give crowns and pounds and guineasBut not your heart away;Give pearls away and rubiesBut keep your fancy free.”But I was one-and-twenty,No use to talk to me. When I was one-and-twentyI heard him say again,“The heart out of the bosomWas never given in vain;‘TisContinue reading “When I was One-and-Twenty”

Brown Penny

by William Butler Yeats I whispered, ‘I am too young,’And then, ‘I am old enough,’Wherefore I threw a pennyTo find out if I might love.’Go and love, go and love, young man,If the lady be young and fair.’Ah, penny, brown penny, brown penny,I am looped in the loops of her hair.O love is the crookedContinue reading “Brown Penny”