from in Time of War by W. H. Auden So from the years the gifts were s Ran off with his at once into his Bee took the politics that make a Fish swam as fish, peach settled i And were successful at the first e
Lullaby by W. H. Auden Lay your sleeping head, my love, Human on my faithless arm; Time and fevers burn away Individual beauty from Thoughtful children, and the grave 1
Miss Gee by W. H. Auden Let me tell you a little story About Miss Edith Gee; She lived in Clevedon Terrace At number 83. She’d a slight squint in her left 2 7
Talking to Myself by W. H. Auden Time, we both know, will decay Yo I’m scared of our divorce: I’ve s Remember: when Le bon Dieu says t Please, please, for His sake and To my piteous Don’ts, but bugger 2
Law, Like Love by W. H. Auden Law, say the gardeners, is the sun Law is the one All gardeners obey To-morrow, yesterday, to-day. Law is the wisdom of the old,
On the Circuit by W. H. Auden Among pelagian travelers, Lost on their lewd conceited way To Massachusetts, Michigan, Miami or L.A., An airborne instrument I sit,
Consider This and in Our Time by W. H. Auden As the hawk sees it or the helmete The clouds rift suddenly - look th At cigarette-end smouldering on a At the first garden party of the y Pass on, admire the view of the ma
Let History Be my Judge by W. H. Auden We made all possible preparations, Drew up a list of firms, Constantly revised our calculation And allotted the farms, Issued all the orders expedient 1
A Walk After Dark by W. H. Auden A cloudless night like this Can set the spirit soaring: After a tiring day The clockwork spectacle is Impressive in a slightly boring
At the Party by W. H. Auden Unrhymed, unrhythmical, the chatte Yet no one hears his own remarks a Beneath each topic tunelessly disc The ground-bass is reciprocal mist The names in fashion shuttling to