He wishes
HE WISHES FOR THE CLOTHS OF HEAVEN
Had I the heaven’s embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
[Se avessi il drappo ricamato del cielo,
Intessuto dell’oro e dell’argento e della luce,
I drappi dai colori chiari e scuri del giorno e della notte
Dai mezzi colori dell’alba e del tramonto,
Stenderei quei drappi sotto i tuoi piedi:
Invece, essendo povero, ho soltanto sogni;
E i miei sogni ho steso sotto i tuoi piedi;
Cammina leggera, perché cammini sui miei sogni.]
