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W.B. Yeats
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“Aedh 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.
Acclaimed Irish poet William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) wrote this exquisite poem for fiery Irish revolutionary and actress Maud Gonne in 1899. Arguably one of the most beautiful love poems ever written, “Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven” uses repetition to emphasize a forlorn yearning, almost as if to cast a love spell. It’s no wonder this poem has been referenced in countless songs, movies...
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