Lines Left Upon a Seat In a Yew Tree - Wordsworth
William Wordsworth. From Lyrical Ballads (1798)
Nay, Traveller! rest. This lonely yew-tree stands
Far from all human dwelling: what if here
No sparkling rivulet spread the verdant herb;
What if these barren boughs the bee not loves;
Yet, if the wind breathe soft, the curling waves,
That break …