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11.11.2009, 02:01 quote

tryst46

A poem by Yeats I liked.

When you are old and grey and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;
How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true,
But one man loved the pilgrim Soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face;
And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled.

 

11.11.2009, 06:11 quote

julianb66

Hi Tryst. I like that poem, what's it called? Never heard it before.

 

11.11.2009, 06:30 quote

tryst46

It's just called "When you are old"

 
 
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