591: This Be The Verse

Aug 20, 2009 23:01

"This Be The Verse ( Read more... )

philip larkin

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plotbunniofdoom August 21 2009, 03:17:46 UTC
Love this one, but I had to leave you this too.

They tuck you up, your mum and dad
They read you Peter Rabbit, too.
They give you all the treats they had
And add some extra, just for you.
They were tucked up when they were small,
(Pink perfume, blue tobacco-smoke),
By those whose kiss healed any fall,
Whose laughter doubled any joke.
Man hands on happiness to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf.
So love your parents all you can
And have some cheerful kids yourself

Adrian Mitchell

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orangepeel August 21 2009, 03:27:06 UTC
Haha. Fantastic. I'd say the truth is somewhere in the middle!

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chaosbydesign August 21 2009, 04:07:11 UTC
Which poem came first...?

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kaberett August 21 2009, 07:31:45 UTC
The Larkin.

I tend to think that the Mitchell is saccharine and unrealistic, but this probably tells you rather more about my upbringing than you wanted to know. ;)

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icemint August 21 2009, 04:37:28 UTC
Wow.

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neukpuppy August 21 2009, 07:32:43 UTC
SUCH a great poem, always and forever. Really easy to memorize, too.

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apoeticmindset August 21 2009, 09:22:43 UTC
I actually squealed when I saw this was posted. This is one of the only poems I know entirely off by heart (as well as Carol Ann Duffy's Away And See)

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acaciaskye October 20 2009, 03:56:00 UTC
Same here! It's honestly one of my favorite poems and (sadly) the one I relate to most out of childhood. Thank you thank you for posting it!

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amnotcute August 21 2009, 12:21:01 UTC
I love this one, thanks for raising a smile.

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