Wystan Hugh Auden

W. H. Auden

WYSTAN HUGH AUDEN – FUNERAL BLUES

. .. … Wystan Hugh Auden   Funeral blues       Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come....

Wystan Hugh Auden

Underneath an Abject Willow – Wystan Hugh Auden

Underneath an abject willow, Lover, sulk no more: Act from thought should quickly follow. What is thinking for? Your unique and moping station Proves you cold; Stand up and fold Your map of desolation. Bells that toll across the meadows From the sombre spire...