"A Dialogue of Self and Soul"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VHVqvFeOdo

This poem was written by Yeats in his old age. The reader has a delightful voice - old, slightly gruff, and in perfect time and clarity to soak in the depth of the poem. Yeats is remembering the distress that youth placed upon him yet still wishing he could live it all again and take back the foolish actions of his love life. The intelligence of the soul is obviously greater in comparison to Yeats' self. In the closing of the poem, though, the self has obviously reached a greater level of intelligence. The final three lines are my favourite "We must laugh and we must sing, / We are blest by everything, / Everything we look upon is blest." Although Yeats' love was lost, these lines are the perfect chorus for lovers.
In poking around the web for Yeats readings I came to an easy conclusion that all of his poems are meant to be read with an eerie edge. They are all very creepy and I prefer the sound of them contained in my head! "A Dialogue of Self and Soul" comes full circle from a depressing start in life, to an enlightened old man, wishing to relive his past only to forgive himself for his wrong turns.