(10 April 1932 - 20 December 2000 / Birkenhead, Cheshire)

poet Adrian Henri
#144 on top 500 poets
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Without You

Without you every morning would feel like going back to work after a holiday,
Without you I couldn't stand the smell of the East Lancs Road,
Without you ghost ferries would cross the Mersey manned by skeleton crews,
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  • Phyllis T. Halle (3/13/2012 4:43:00 PM)

    The world is a poorer place now that Adrian Henri is gone to his maker. He was a poet who had found the Infinite Eternal Truth; to find someone who fills every nook and cranny of your world is what makes life worth living. I wish I had met him before he died!

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  • *Trusting You* (11/11/2008 6:23:00 PM)

    Without you they'd forget to change the weather
    thats a good line. I would have never thought of that.
    *Purkey Girl*

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  • Victoria Blisse (8/29/2007 1:11:00 PM)

    This is one of my favourite poems, it simply resonates in my soul. I love the touch of humour with the depth of despair and yearning coming through under that blase front.

    I feel this poem and that is the highest form of praise I am capable of bestowing.

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  • Jerry Hughes (3/31/2006 4:50:00 PM)

    This poem would have been much better without all those without's...

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  • Lidiya Zaharieva (7/25/2005 10:10:00 AM)

    its quite nice, however there are things he mentions that would stop without 'you' and i dont think this is the case... the most irritating line in the poem for me is:

    'Without you Mothers wouldn't let their children play out after tea'

    No they wouldnt because they dont know you, so it wouldnt be such a great lost for them....

    By far NOT my favourite.....

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  • Nicolette Coleman (11/25/2004 8:03:00 AM)

    This has been my favourite poem since I first read it at the age of 18. I think it is very moving, giving a real feel for how he would feel if his love left him

    My favourite line is: Without you every street is one way the other way.

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