His Answer when Some Stranger Asked who He was.

"His Answer when Some Stranger Asked who He was." translated by Lady Augusta Persse Gregory (1852-1932)
Publication: The Kiltartan Poetry Book. by Lady Gregory. New York: G. Putnam's Sons, 1919. p. 44.

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His Answer when Some Stranger Asked who He was

I AM Raftery the poet, full of hope and love; my eyes without light, my gentleness without misery. Going west on my journey with the light of my heart; weak and tired to the end of my road.

I am now, and my back to a wall, playing music to empty pockets.

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