Down stucco sidestreets,
Where light is pewter
And afternoon mist
Brings lights on in shops
Above race-guides and rosaries,
A funeral passes.
The hearse is ahead,
But after there follows
A troop of streetwalkers
In wide flowered hats,
Leg-of-mutton sleeves,
And ankle-length dresses.
There is an air of great friendliness,
As if they were honouring
One they were fond of;
Some caper a few steps,
Skirts held skilfully
(Someone claps time),
And of great sadness also.
As they wend away
A voice is heard singing
Of Kitty, or Katy,
As if the name meant once
All love, all beauty.
End of the poem
15 random poems
- A Prayer to All the Dead among Mine Own People by Vachel Lindsay
- Владимир Маяковский – Счастье искусств
- The Lady’s Second Song by William Butler Yeats
- Ye Mariners of England by Thomas Campbell
- Владимир Высоцкий – Давайте я спою вам в подражанье радиолам
- Вергилий – Буколики
- Ode to Wine
- Elegy III. Anno Aet. 17. On The Death Of The Bishop Of Winchester (Translated From Milton) by William Cowper
- Passer-By, These Are Words by Yves Bonnefoy
- emotional bond by Raj Arumugam
- From Behind The Lattice
- After Years by Ted Kooser
- The Faery Forest by Sara Teasdale
- Николай Языков – Воспоминание
- Олег Сердобольский – Зимний кот
Some external links:
Duckduckgo.com – the alternative in the US
Quant.com – a search engine from France, and also an alternative, at least for Europe
Yandex – the Russian search engine (it’s probably the best search engine for image searches).
Philip Arthur Larkin (1922-1985), Commander of the Order of the British Empire, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Cavalier of the Order of the Companions of Honour, was an English poet, novelist, and librarian.