An Arundel Tomb by Philip Larkin

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An Arundel Tomb

Side by side, their faces blurred,
The earl and countess lie in stone,
Their proper habits vaguely .........
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Philip Larkin

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Joanna Linden (3/2/2008 8:32:00 AM)
A lovely poem... too bad it contains mistyped words. That should be fixed so we can enjoy it as it was written.

Hugh Mitchell (8/11/2006 4:11:00 PM)
Typical of Larkin to hedge his bets - 'almost-instinct almost true' but the understatement strengthens the message. 'Their supine stationary voyage' is an amazing way to describe the passage of history. Larkin's gift for making highly-crafted, technically-complex verse sound effortless and natural is displayed to advantage here (see also Church-Going) . As so often, mortality fascinates the poet to the point of obsession (see also Aubade) .