
A short, evocative work that invites dancers to become poets of movement, this piece unfolds on a bare stage where a simple screen hints at mountains and sky. The script weaves lyric verses with sparse musical cues, letting rhythm and gesture suggest rather than describe the world beyond the curtain. Its tone is both mythic and rooted in a specific Irish countryside, creating a dream‑like landscape for performers to inhabit.
In the opening scene a lone young man, lantern in hand, wanders a moon‑lit path near an ancient abbey, his breath heavy with the weight of recent rebellion. He meets a mysterious stranger who offers cryptic comfort amid talk of haunted stones, hidden refuges, and the lingering echo of old songs. The dialogue, threaded with haunting poetry, sets the stage for a journey that balances personal danger with the timeless pulse of the land.
Language
en
Duration
~36 minutes (35K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Brian Foley and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
2010-08-02
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1865–1939
A giant of modern poetry, he blended Irish myth, politics, mysticism, and personal longing into language that still feels vivid and musical today. His work ranges from dreamy early lyrics to the sharper, darker poems of his later years, including some of the most quoted lines in English.
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