Larkin

Famous quotes containing the word larkin:

“I lie and wait for morning, and the birds,
The first steps going down the unswept street,
Voices of girls with scarves around their heads.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

“We shall achingcold be here
Not singing.
Outside, the frost will bite, thaw, then return;
Inside, the candle will burn.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

“One of the sadder things, I think,
Is how our birthdays slowly sink:
Presents and parties disappear,
The cards grow fewer year by year,
Till, when one reaches sixty-five,
How many care we’re still alive?”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)