I just liked this.

Apr 27, 2009 13:30

When You Are Old- WB Yeats

When you are old and gray and full of sleep
And nodding by the fire, take down this book
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your yeas 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 ( Read more... )

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my_pain_screams April 27 2009, 23:21:17 UTC
I like this too, very much so.

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forevermore413 April 28 2009, 07:16:04 UTC
I just went on this tour of the town that Yeats based a lot of his poetry off of. It's like a little fairy land. I didn't really know much about him until I did this, but now I'm starting to really like his writing.

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hpotto456 April 28 2009, 02:55:46 UTC
You just reminded me that I used to have this framed in my room as a child.

Wow. wow.

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hpotto456 April 28 2009, 02:56:46 UTC
And come to think of it, why?

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