He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven by W.B. Yeats
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| Snowdon II |
He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven by W.B. Yeats
Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
that's beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteThat's just beautiful. Reading this feels like a little break on a busy day... xo
ReplyDeleteYes to poetry. Yes to Yeats. Yes to this. Yeats is at the top of my all time, always go-to favorite list. We often quote "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;/Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world," from the Second Coming (I mean the uses for that quote are ENDLESS) and we had another Yeats quote on our wedding invitations long, long ago. So this? This was a really nice way to start my day.
ReplyDeleteSeems like there's some deep meanings here. I think I'll have to meditate on this one for a while.
ReplyDeleteAhhhh....Yeats...such a treat to read on a Wednesday morning:) Thanks for sharing, Rooth.
ReplyDeleteIt's a long time since I have seen this. I'd forgotten how beautiful it is. I shall be keeping that close to me from now on.
ReplyDeleteAnd for me, it was Noel Streatfield;s "Ballet Shoes" that turned me into an avid reader from the age of seven,,,,,
Pass on the cloth, the sharing of dreams is so much more precious and meaningful. To be allowed to "tread softly" upon them would be a great honor.
ReplyDeleteUnless it involves that you-know-who from my office! Then it's **stomp-stomp**. :)
<3. What a gorgeous poem and picture!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to thank Roald Dahl for a lot, too. The Twits, in specific. xo
ReplyDeletei think poetry is nourishment for the mind and soul and i cannot tell you how happy i am that you are doing these little poetry slams. poetry is so close to my heart and i have been missing it like crazy lately. why i haven't picked up a book and started reading some is beyond me. but you sharing it on here was a nice little voice saying "you know, if you miss poetry you could just read some..." (duh.) love yeats. xoxo
ReplyDeleteAh, such a beautiful post! :-)
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so completely lovely.
ReplyDeleteAh so lovely Rooth. Hang in there xx
ReplyDeleteOh, I love this poem paired with the image . . . so lovely!
ReplyDeleteLovely~ I could read this poem every night. :)
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