1The Coming of Wisdom with Time
Though leaves are many, the root is one;
Through all the lying days of my youth,
I swayed my leaves and flowers in the sun；
Now I may wither into the truth.
岁月即智慧
根惟独条生，却开出一树枝繁叶茂；
在那虚妄轻狂的青春里，
我的花与叶在日光下招摇；
如今，终于凋零成真理。
叶芝的诗歌