Larkin

Famous quotes containing the word larkin:

“Seeking in one place always another,
And travelling further from mother, from mother....”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

“We are born each morning, shelled upon
A sheet of light that paves
The palaces of sight, and brings again
The river shining through the field of graves.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

“Rocks writhe back to sight.
Mussels, limpets,
Husband their tenacity
In the freezing slither
Creatures, I cherish you!”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)