Thinking in terms of one
Is easily done—
One room, one bed, one chair,
One person there,
Makes perfect sense; one set
Of wishes can be met,
One coffin filled.

But counting up to two
Is harder to do;
For one must be denied
Before it's tried.

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Poet: Philip Larkin
Poem: Counting
Volume: Collected Poems
Year: Published/Written in 1955
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Jan 22 2009
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