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Philip Larkin - Love Again

Love again: wanking at ten past three
(Surely he's taken her home by now?),
The bedroom hot as a bakery,
The drink gone dead, without showing how
To meet tomorrow, and afterwards,
And the usual pain, like dysentery.

Someone else feeling her breasts and cunt,
Someone else drowned in that lash-wide stare,
And me supposed to be ignorant,
Or find it funny, or not to care,
Even ... but why put it into words?
Isolate rather this element

That spreads through other lives like a tree
And sways them on in a sort of sense
And say why it never worked for me.
Something to do with violence
A long way back, and wrong rewards,
And arrogant eternity.

Added: on March 21st, 2006 at 2:42 PM | Viewed: 14555 times | Comments (2)

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Poet: Philip Larkin Poem: Love Again Year: Published/Written in 1979 Poem of the Day on: Feb 9 2010 Comment 2 of 2, added on March 28th, 2009 at 11:05 PM. it emphasizes a sense of loss and detachment, especially in the alienating context of a bright commercialised modern world, his poetry continually meditates on the evasive nature of happiness and commitment. kay from China Comment 1 of 2, added on March 21st, 2006 at 2:42 PM. I'm sorry but philip if your girl was cheating why did u do her it just doesnt seem right you should break up with her. kelly from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Love Again, has received 2 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Philip Larkin with others on the Poetry Connection poetry forum!

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Love Again Year: Published/Written in 1979 Last read: 2010-02-09 10:50:24 Poem of the Day on: Feb 9 2010 Viewed 14555 times. Added on March 21st, 2006 at 2:42 PM.

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