In the Seven Woods/The Old Men admiring themselves in the Water

In the Seven Woods
by William Butler Yeats
The Old Men admring themselves in the Water
2924668In the Seven Woods — The Old Men admring themselves in the WaterWilliam Butler Yeats

THE OLD MEN ADMIRING THEMSELVES IN THE WATER

I heard the old, old men say
'Everything alters,
And one by one we drop away'.
They had hands like claws, and their knees
Were twisted like the old thorn trees
By the waters.
I heard the old old men say
'All that's beautiful drifts away
Like the waters.'