These Are The Clouds
These are the clouds about the fallen sun, The majesty that shuts his burning eye; The weak lay hand on what the strong has done, Till that be tumbled that was lifted high And discord follow upon unison, And all things at one common level lie. And therefore, friend, if your great race were run And these things came, so much the more thereby Have you made greatness your companion, Although it be for children that you sigh: These are the clouds about the fallen sun, The majesty that shuts his burning eye.
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"These are the clouds about the fallen sun,..."
Exploring the themes of classic, William Butler Yeats delivers a powerful performance in "These Are The Clouds"... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...