To be carved on a Stone at Thoor Ballylee May 28, 2021 - One minute read - 37 words I, the poet William Yeats, With old mill boards and sea-green slates, And smithy work from the Gort forge, Restored this tower for my wife George; And may these characters remain When all is ruin once again. poetry yeats Next: Two Songs Rewritten for the Tune's Sake Previous: To a Friend Whose Work Has Come to Nothing