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15. Mai 2023 · Refugee Blues by W.H. Auden; Another famous ‘Blues’ poem by Auden. Written in 1940, and inspired by the plight of Jewish refugees escaping the holocaust and unable to find refuge, the poem touches on similar themes of isolation and loneliness as Funeral Blues. In Lieu of Flowers by Shawna Lemay
14. März 2015 · Funeral Blues. Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. Scribbling on the sky the message 'He is Dead'. Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves. I thought that love would last forever: I was wrong. For nothing now can ever come to any good.
Funeral Blues. Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone. Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves. I thought that love would last forever, I was wrong. Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun. For nothing now can ever come to any good.
If only it were possible for us to see farther than our knowledge reaches, and even a little beyond the outworks of our presentiment, perhaps we would bear our sadnesses with greater trust than we have in our joys. — Rainer Maria Rilke. Reflections.
Critical Appreciation of Funeral Blues. Funeral Blues is a poem by W H Auden that deals with themes of grief and loss. It is written from the perspective of someone who is grieving the death of a person dear to them. It was initially composed in 1936 as a part of the play “The Ascent of F6”, and later published as a poem.
Funeral Blues. Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. Scribbling on the sky the message 'He is Dead'. Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves, Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves. I thought that love would last forever: I was wrong. For nothing now can ever come to any good.
7. März 2013 · This is the recording of W.H Auden's wonderful poem Funeral Blues from the BBC program "The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words." It uses four well...
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