He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven - A poem by William Butler Yeats


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William Butler Yeats - He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven

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.

Added: on June 19th, 2006 at 4:24 AM | Viewed: 21325 times | Comments (29)

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Poet: William Butler Yeats Poem: He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven Volume: The Wind Among The Reeds Year: Published/Written in 1899 Poem of the Day on: Jun 2 2005 Comment 29 of 29, added on August 8th, 2006 at 8:43 PM. I came across this on the Beeb's "Poetry Pod" - amazing! like a light being turned on… Wil Davis from United States Comment 28 of 29, added on August 4th, 2006 at 7:47 PM. To hear Anthony Hopkins read this poem in '84 Charing Cross Road' was one of those beautiful memories in life. It's one of those times you want to put that feeling into a bottle and capture forever. Annie from United States Comment 27 of 29, added on June 19th, 2006 at 4:24 AM. I first came upon this poem watching 84 charring cross road, i was blown away and have read everything by this poet since, i always get tears in my eyes and feel so emotional when i read it slowly, i noticed someone said they sang it , id love to hear it any info on how i would get hold of a copy of it to music? muraod from Ireland More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven, has received 29 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by William Butler Yeats with others on the Poetry Connection poetry forum!

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He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven Volume: The Wind Among The Reeds Year: Published/Written in 1899 Last read: 2008-07-06 07:23:56 Poem of the Day on: Jun 2 2005 Viewed 21325 times. Added on June 19th, 2006 at 4:24 AM.

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