Lyric Poem · Nature
The Lake Isle of Innisfree
by W. B. Yeats · 1890
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made:
Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.
And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight's all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet's wings.
I will arise and go now, for always night and day
I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,
I hear it in the deep heart's core.
Full-text availability follows the United States display decision recorded below; status can differ elsewhere.
“The Lake Isle of Innisfree” by W. B. Yeats — quilloak.com/poems/the-lake-isle-of-innisfree
Quick facts
- Poem
- The Lake Isle of Innisfree
- Poet
- W. B. Yeats
- Published
- 1890
- Length
- 12 lines
- Form
- Lyric Poem
- Themes
- Nature, Peace
Text, source & rights
A traceable edition
Full-text display is based on the cited edition and a United States term-expiry review.
- Author record
- W. B. Yeats1865–1939
- Source record
- WikisourceThe Lake Isle of Innisfree by william-butler-yeats, Wikisource transcription
- Display decision
- Full text · United States · reviewed 2026-07-18
- Publication record
- 1890
- Text fingerprint
- SHA-256 c62eb8482a4703ba…
- Editorial handling
- Whitespace and stanza breaks normalized for web display; no material wording change recorded.
Keep reading
Bright Star
John Keats · 1819
14 lines · sonnet
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love
Christopher Marlowe · 1599
24 lines · lyric
The Old Pond (haiku)
Matsuo Bashō · 1686
3 lines · haiku