[Magdalen] Poem, please

Grace Cangialosi gracecan at gmail.com
Sun Jul 17 00:28:37 UTC 2016


YES, JAY!  That's the one! I had thought maybe Yeats, but not Auden. 
Thank you...I'll sleep better tonight!

> On Jul 16, 2016, at 4:58 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> W.H. Auden "He is the Way"
> 
> He is the Way.
> Follow Him through the Land of Unlikeness;
> You will see rare beasts, and have unique adventures.
> He is the Truth.
> Seek Him in the Kingdom of Anxiety;
> You will come to a great city that has expected your return for years.
> He is the Life.
> Love Him in the World of the Flesh;
> And at your marriage all its occasions shall dance for joy.
> (W H Auden – 1907-1973 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W_H_Auden> )
> 
> On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 4:50 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> OK, free association isn't working on Google--maybe you guys can help out!
>> There is a poem that's been hanging out on the edge of my consciousness
>> for  couple of days and driving me nuts.
>> 
>> Something about "and you shall see [fantastic creatures]..."
>> 
>>  I thought maybe Elliot, but I don't have the Quartets handy.
>> 
>> Ugh...it's right there at the edge of my vision.........


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