The poem “When You Are Old” by W.B. Yeats highlights the contrast between the temporary nature of beauty and the permanence of true love. The poet imagines his beloved in her old age, grey and weary, recalling her youthful days. He wishes her to read the poems he wrote and remember the admiration she once received for her beauty. Yet, above all, she should recall the man who loved her deeply—not just for her outward charm, but for her “pilgrim soul” and the sincerity of her heart. His love was constant, undying, and unshaken by the changes of time. Yeats suggests that only when she grows old will she realize the value of true love, but by then it would be too late. If she neglects him, she will end in regret, realizing his love had departed, hidden “amid the crowd of stars,” leaving her with a sense of loss.
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