But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face

[karneol_vision]

I love fanfic for many reasons. Every story for a different one. And I love them especially when they remind me of all the art the human kind creates. That life is art, and every person is so in some way.

And of love. Above all of love.

When You Are Old
BY WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS

When you are old and grey and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire,

Comments

[ladystardust18]

One of my favorite poets and one of my favorite poems.

And you're not simple.

[karneol_vision]

Yes, so it is for me, too. When I was very young I had trouble with Yeats... something about him rubbed me the wrong way - completely different from how Wilde rubbed me the wrong way from the first time I read anything by him that was not The Happy Prince, still does - but something about his works did not work for me. I don't know when that changed.

Maybe it's not the most degrading kind of 'simple', but well.. :)