Prayer for my Daughter-William Yeats

Spoken word by BigLoveZone
excerpt from "A Prayer for my Daughter"
By William Butler Yeats

In courtesy I'd have her chiefly learned;
Hearts are not had as a gift but hearts are earned
By those that are not entirely beautiful;
Yet many, that have played the fool
For beauty's very self, has charm made wise,
And many a poor man that has roved,
Loved and thought himself beloved,
From a glad kindness cannot take his eyes.

Considering that, all hatred driven hence,
The soul recovers radical innocence
And learns at last that it is self-delighting,
Self-appeasing, self-affrighting,
And that its own sweet will is Heaven's will;
She can, though every face should scowl
And every windy quarter howl
Or every bellows burst, be happy still.

A special shout-out to my daughter-in-law who is in labor today with my first granddaughter! Blessings to you, honey.

Music courtesy of FreePlayMusic.com
"Inside a Dream"

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[bigeeezy]

Bravo 7. Well read and well selected. And congrats on being about to become Grannie :)

[BigLoveZone]

Thanks muchly,James! I'm so excited!!

[vallerona]

this is ...... benevicial... a declaration of love ....for life .... so much beautiful ... thank you for it....

[BigLoveZone]

Thank you so much, Friedrich!

[codyyay]

any i am a poet who will be famous. isnt that weird?

[codyyay]

william yeats is my ancestor. cody yates

[limeslimey]

Congrats to your family!

[encinitasmel]

Oh my goodness .. captivating and wonderful ... - I am never, never disappointed but always, always stired and provoked by your work! Excellent!

mel

[Pinchysandcrab]

What a wonderful video! So theres a Little Love Zone now! How perfect!

[missyA1958]

Just beautiful! my congratulations to you! wishing you and your family the very best.

[chickiesgrettagirl]

Congrats!!! xx

[dreamwildly]

Beautiful words and stunning visuals!

Congratulations on your granddaughter! :)

[1badassgirl]

congats biglove!! is it a boy or girl? x x x

[slippereal]

aww great!! congrats bobbie. this is wonderful too. two of my favorite people together bobbie the lamp and billy butler yeats!  xoxo