Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths, Enwrought with the golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night and light and half-light, I would spread the cloths under your feet: But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams beneath your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker offers their dreams to a loved one because they lack material wealth.
- In plain terms
- I am poor so I offer my dreams instead of rich fabrics.
- What can you take from it?
- Offer what you truly have even if it is not much.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you offer when you have nothing material?
- How do you show love?
Another view
Dreams can be fragile and easily damaged.
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