Literary Quotes-Who Said This? Kay Castaneda, March 4, 2025 Who Said This? In What Book Can You Find This Quote? Give this quote a glance to see if you have heard it before. The full poem is at the end of the post. When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep; “WHEN YOU ARE OLD” – by William Butler Yeats When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep; How many loved your moments of glad grace, And loved your beauty with love false or true, But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face; And bending down beside the glowing bars, Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled And paced upon the mountains overhead And hid his face amid a crowd of stars. “When You Are Old” is reprinted from The Rose. W.B. Yeats. 1893. (One of the last poems that W.B. Yeats wrote. Born 13 June 1865 – Died 28 January 1939) Image of W.B. Yeats public domain by Charles George Beresford via Wikimedia Commons. William Butler Yeats Are you familiar with Yeat’s poem? What do you think? 🙂 Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Like this:Like Loading... Related Discover more from BOOKPLACES Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe Poetry Quotes Reading #LiteraryQuotes #BloggingCommunity#MondayBlogs#poetscommunity#WritingInspiration