When You Are Old
William Butler Yeats p 833
I like this cute little love poem. Yeats is talking about love, and referring to an old woman who should reminisce about her young romantic past. He expresses his love for her and reminds her of a love that was so strong. This is a nice poem you can share with your partner or family.
This poem is worthy of sharing because it is another voice of love from a human being, something that we can relate to! He said although many people loved her when she was young, there was only one man who truly loved her as she grew older. Isn't that sweet? Hey, if you don't see that now, you might want to open your eyes, because that is true. Don't we all want to be loved for who we are, forever? It is not in our nature to be lonely.
Yeats wrote this poem for/about Maud Gonne. He liked her alot, and she was a big influence on his writing even though she was married to a guy named Major John McBride.
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