Yeats
(From “Messages to Myself)
Christopher Theofanidis (b. 1967)
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.
Murmured a little sadly how love fled
And paced upon the mountains overhead
And hid his face amid a crowd of star.
— William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)
“Yeats” was recorded by the Houston Chamber Choir in the album “Soft Blink of Amber Light” released in 2015 by MSR Classics.
