Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HE WISHES FOR THE CLOTHS OF HEAVEN, by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS Recitation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths Last Line: Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. Alternate Author Name(s): Yeats, W. B. Variant Title(s): Aedh Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven Subject(s): Life Change Events; Love | ||||||||
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. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD SIXTEEN DEAD MEN by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS |
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