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“Going” by Philip Larkin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (9 Aug 1922 – 2 Dec 1985)
There is an evening coming in
Across the fields, one never seen before,
That lights no lamps.
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Silken it seems at a distance, yet
When it is drawn up over the knees and breast
It brings no comfort.
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Where has the tree gone, that locked
Earth to the sky? What is under my hands,
That I cannot feel?
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What loads my hands down?