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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
'old and gray and full

of sleep' (Yeats)
Yeats using American spelling? That just can't be right!

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Originally posted by Nordlys
Yeats using American spelling? That just can't be right!
Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats, Macmillian (Definitive edition 1956,

pgs 40-41)... the exquisite wistful love poem, "When You are Old"


"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 a mountain overhead
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars."


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Note: Nordlys, sorry for misspelling 'grey'.

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats, Macmillian (Definitive edition 1956,

pgs 40-41)... the exquisite wistful love poem, "When You are Old"


"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 m ...[text shortened]... a crowd of stars."


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Note: Nordlys, sorry for misspelling 'grey'.
Now I'm getting a little verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves.
Seriously, I love that poem. 🙂

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Originally posted by Ice Cold
They're so old, their blood type has been discontinued.
One nice thing about being old and senile

is that you can hide your own Easter eggs.

🙂

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Who was it that said to George Burns, "George, you look just like you did 40 years ago......old!!!!"

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Say goodnight Gracie. 😏-

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Originally posted by Ice Cold
Say goodnight Gracie. 😏-
So we can call you Gracie now?

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
One nice thing about being old and senile

is that you can hide your own Easter eggs.

🙂
the only problem with that is, you forget to go look for them.

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Originally posted by Iron Monkey
the only problem with that is, you forget to go look for them.
True. Part of the mixed bag baggage. Solution: How about a wakeup call on Easter Morning.


Edit: Iron Compliment thread requires your attention.

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E's eins fer die 'ottle, but nay bees der indem.

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Originally posted by Ice Cold
E's eins fer die 'ottle, but nay bees der indem.
Aye, that E is. 😵

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Originally posted by Ice Cold
E's eins fer die 'ottle, but nay bees der indem.
Say what?

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Say what?
What 🙂

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Originally posted by Ice Cold
E's eins fer die 'ottle, but nay bees der indem.
You're drunk and you're imitating Ragnorak, again. 😕

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wouldn't "Insultimentary Insultiments" be a better thread title? 😕