The Rose Of Peace

Portrait of William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats 1865–1939

If Michael, leader of God's host When Heaven and Hell are met, Looked down on you from Heaven's door-post He would his deeds forget.

Brooding no more upon God's wars In his divine homestead, He would go weave out of the stars A chaplet for your head.

And all folk seeing him bow down, And white stars tell your praise, Would come at last to God's great town, Led on by gentle ways;

And God would bid His warfare cease, Saying all things were well; And softly make a rosy peace, A peace of Heaven with Hell.

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  1. Maura United States

    Hey this is the greatest poem ever I used this poem to inspire me to write a poem like this except I used different words and my tech said i was coping the whole thing, well I just wanted to commplement this poem for ispiring me to write another poem

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