Can you complete W. H. Auden's Funeral Blues?

created by Derek
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         the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking      a juicy      
Silence the pianos and with         drum
Bring out the coffin, let the          come.
Let airplanes circle         overhead
Scribbling on the     the message He Is      
Put crepe bows       the white necks of the public       
    the traffic           wear       cotton        
He was my North, my South, my East and      
My working week and my Sunday      
My noon, my           my       my      
I thought that love would      for       I was       
The stars are                 put out every     
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the      
For nothing now     ever come to any      
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Funeral Blues Quiz

  1. by Derek
  • Created Apr 3, 2009 in Literature
  • Featured Apr 3, 2009
  • Game Plays 3,878

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