A Model For The Laureate Comments
ON thrones from China to Peru
All sorts of kings have sat
That men and women of all sorts
proclaimed both good and great;
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It's the old, timeless story, oft lamented, of the tug between duty (and obligations) , v.s. family and emotional ties.
Nation is supreme. Love is not. So one has to attend the call of the nation first. Love can wait. Very insightful poem with a nice flow. Thanks for sharing.
Lovers can wait but not duties of a nation except fools ever! Nice composition by W B Yeats!
haha，good： ON thrones from China to Peru All sorts of kings have sat
'The Muse is mute when public men applaud a modern throne'. A beautifully crafted piece deserving of POD.
I think this poem needs to be placed in context. During the 1930's, Yeats composed numerous that were apparently designed primarily to separate himself from the eroto-phobic orthodoxy of the Free State.. The subject of ' a Model For The Laureate; is the necessary separation of the ability of statesmen from their private sexual lives, occasioned by the abdication crisis in England: I particularly admire its biting satire.
The Muse is mute when public men Applaud a modern throne: ..../// beautiful poetic expression
'The Muse is mute when public men Applaud a modern throne: Those cheers that can be bought or sold, That office fools have run' - wonderful!
'And what's the odds if such as these For reason of the State Should keep their lovers waiting, Keep their lovers waiting? ' - A nice thought.
A beautiful and powerful composition of William Butler Yeats has been posted here and is being selected as the Poem of the day.
I just read this poem last month. As a matter of fact whole last week almost all the poems were repetition. Poemhunter Needs to its share of work to retain its visitors.There are plenty of poets classical or new age waiting to be read!
In Total Agreement with you, Savita! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
The Muse is mute when public men Applaud a modern throne: ....... excellently penned here a model for the laureate
A poem that had extra resonance in its time. Today we read it as saying the powerful and the strong can keep their lovers waiting, but, for superficial matters of state, the poet laureate shouldn't abandon the Muse that fires more genuine poetry. In other words, don't write poetry to be a flunky. When Yeats wrote it, the third stanza also endorsed the action of Edward VIII, who abdicated the British throne to marry his divorced American love, Wallace Stephens..
Powerful voice of W B Yeats is wonderful to hear through this nice poem indeed!
Oh ho- The Muse is mute when public men Applaud a modern throne: /// in modernity we forget the true rhythm of Muse
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7/21/2025 10:00:34 AM # 1.0.0
" What decent man would keep his lover waiting" Price paid for the throne criticized in the superb poetic expression.