Annus Mirabilis

Philip LarkinPhilip Larkin

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****** ******* began
In nineteen sixty-three
(which was rather late for me) -
Between the end of the Chatterley ban
And the Beatles' first LP.Up to then there'd only been
A sort of bargaining,
A wrangle for the ring,
A shame that started at sixteen
And spread to everything.Then all at once the quarrel sank:
Everyone felt the same,
And every life became
A brilliant breaking of the bank,
A quite unlosable game.So life was never better than
In nineteen sixty-three
(Though just too late for me) -
Between the end of the Chatterley ban
And the Beatles' first LP.
Philip Larkin
About the poet

Philip Larkin

1922 - 1985/Male/EnglishA poet, novelist and librarian who wrote about emotions, places, and relationships. (wikipedia)

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