Sweet Dancer

Portrait of William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats 1865–1939

The girl goes dancing there On the leaf-sown, new-mown, smooth Grass plot of the garden; Escaped from bitter youth, Escaped out of her crowd, Or out of her black cloud. Ah, dancer, ah, sweet dancer!

If strange men come from the house To lead her away, do not say That she is happy being crazy; Lead them gently astray; Let her finish her dance, Let her finish her dance. Ah, dancer, ah, sweet dancer!

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  1. Iiris Rausk Estonia

    I read this poem ,,sweet dancer'' and i wanted to say how nice it was. As i am a dnacer i like to read poems about dnacing and this poem was really one of the best about dancing i have ever read:) very cute and true =)

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