William Butler Yeats

Here you will find the Short Poem A Man Young And Old: III. The Mermaid of poet William Butler Yeats

A Man Young And Old: III. The Mermaid

A mermaid found a swimming lad,
Picked him for her own,
Pressed her body to his body,
Laughed; and plunging down
Forgot in cruel happiness
That even lovers drown.