When You Are Old by William Butler Yeats (read by Ben W Smith)
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This is my reading of the heartbreakingly poignant poem ‘When You Are Old’ by W. B. Yeats. Stay tuned for more great poetic content!
#Yeats #WhenYouAreOld #BenReadsPoetry
Words:
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.
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Пікірлер: 49
I'm 80 years old! I take this poem as my life's will. Yeats' symbolism is one of the 20th-century master's voices. Nobody can forget his heritage. The voice of Ben Smith is solemn, deep, and sweet enough to move us.
@benreadspoetry7958
2 жыл бұрын
Such lovely words to read - thank you very much Armando!
How l enjoy edd your reading of this lovely , sad poem by Yeats. I look forward to.more of your readings which l hope to find. Thankyou.
@coralmapley5163
24 күн бұрын
Thankyou Ben Smith, where may l find other readings of yours? I so enjoyed this lovely ,wistful poem by Yeats, and your reading of it and l long for more please.
@benreadspoetry7958
19 күн бұрын
Thank you so much Coral, that’s very kind of you. All my videos are uploaded to my KZread channel and most of them are also on my TikTok channel of the same name.
Beautifully read, oh! how I love this poem.
@benreadspoetry7958
10 ай бұрын
Thank you Jane! Me too ❤️
I do love your voice 🤧
@benreadspoetry7958
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
This reading is so much better than all those young Irish actors reading the poem.
@benreadspoetry7958
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the very nice compliment!
this is my favorite poem,for some reason I am still looking forward to meet this man who might love the pilgrim soul of me. And love the sorrow of my changing face.
@benreadspoetry7958
2 жыл бұрын
I get your sentiment Lian :) The words are such a powerful expression of love, mixed with other things.
@lianjiayang196
2 жыл бұрын
@@benreadspoetry7958 I never had a chance to discuss poetry with anyone, because these days people are busy and broken,they are not interested in it at all.....
Wonderful, a beautiful reading of a sadly magical poem
@benreadspoetry7958
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much; glad you liked it.
HI there - very much enjoyed your reading of the classic Yeats poem . Fantastic.. Declan
@benreadspoetry7958
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Declan! Glad you enjoyed it.
this poem is my favorite poem,and it made Yeats my favorite poet.
@benreadspoetry7958
2 жыл бұрын
It’s not my absolute favourite but it’s up there for sure.
@lianjiayang196
Жыл бұрын
Hi,Ben I check this poem from time to time in your channel.And recently I discovered a KZread channel about poem called My Croft. It tells a lot of historical contest about like Yeats and other poets life.absolutely fascinating.Now I get better understanding about this poem🤔
Beautiful.
@benreadspoetry7958
7 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@R.M7bj9s
7 ай бұрын
@@benreadspoetry7958 ❤️
Beautiful thank you .🕊🌸
@benreadspoetry7958
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Karrie!
Beautiful ❤❤
@benreadspoetry7958
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Angela ❤️
@angeladallimore8079
2 жыл бұрын
@@benreadspoetry7958 Thankyou Ben ❤
can you do more and longer time please your voice this clear so nice to listen.
@benreadspoetry7958
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Lhen, I’ve read longer poems too - take a look around my channel and you will find them :)
Beautiful
@benreadspoetry7958
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Bina!
Wow
@benreadspoetry7958
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
💚🌲
ah finally
@benreadspoetry7958
3 жыл бұрын
Hope you liked it!
ماهي الصوره الشعريه القصيده
@benreadspoetry7958
2 жыл бұрын
Hi - the image was taken by me in Hackney Marshes, East London.
منو من مدرسة الرباب
So very poignant
@benreadspoetry7958
9 ай бұрын
Absolutely 💔
مدرسه الاندلس هل هنا احد😂😂😂 لو بس انا
@benreadspoetry7958
2 жыл бұрын
Did one of your school teachers direct you to this reading?
@alaa_2l
2 жыл бұрын
😂اي اني
Beautiful
@benreadspoetry7958
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!