William Butler Yeats. b. 1865
863. When You are Old
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 eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;
How many loved your moments of glad grace, 5
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 10
And paced upon the mountains overhead,
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.
This poem tells of real love that is not based on beauty , but loved based on someone soul that was not returned.
2006-12-25 12:52:33
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answered by fancyname 6
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Try e.e. cummings "Puela Mia" A most excellent love poem, offering a full survey of everything about the beloved.
2006-12-25 09:30:55
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answered by badmanbrown 2
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You gotta read some of my poetry...it'll make you cry, or at least water up your eyes.
2006-12-25 08:55:53
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answered by MuZzZ 4
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well cant really remember poems, read a tonne of em.....but the song "here without you" by 3 doors down....damn! that's touching.
2006-12-25 21:17:38
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answered by Funk-Ski Biznez Man 4
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hehehe....Walt Whitman's "On the French Army in Russia" that made me tear up.
2006-12-25 10:55:07
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answered by Anonymous
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