Not Waving But Drowning
Rating: ★4.2
Nobody heard him, the dead man,
But still he lay moaning:
I was much further out than you thought
And not waving but drowning.
Poor chap, he always loved larking
And now he's dead
It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,
They said.
But still he lay moaning:
I was much further out than you thought
And not waving but drowning.
Poor chap, he always loved larking
And now he's dead
It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,
They said.
Oh, no no no, it was too cold always
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Ask Whatever
19 February 2021
this is beuatful and sad, i so feel like that. sad and unhappy but pretending to be happy
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Mahtab Bangalee
09 December 2019
Oh, no no no, it was too cold always
(Still the dead one lay moaning)
I was much too far out all my life
And not waving but drowning. // oh very heart touching poem penned; it's the reality
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Donald
26 November 2018
Not Waving but Drowning on music! You will find my version at https: //soundcloud.com/donaldhoutgraaf/not-waving-but-drowning-poem-by-stevie-smith
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Naida Nepascua Supnet
20 September 2014
TIM MANZANO understood the poem perfectly
as if he wrote it himself
nice poem- something to ponder
10 points
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Leslie Philibert
20 September 2014
It helps to have a look at Stevie Smith`s life to understand her style. I detect a slight pre-Plathian tendency in her work, in the sense she was too a confessional poet.
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Aftab Alam Khursheed
20 September 2014
In this poem and the comments read carefully but the comment made by TIM MANZANO covers the poem....what i think, if one is away from the fact e.g a man swimming, waving, his movements of arm and hand is clearly seen..one may think he is enjoying whereas fact is..he is drowning..a message deeds and action that kills..wolf..wolf..non turned up..larking...thats the end of joy
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* Sunprincess *
18 June 2014
.............so true....most people who are drowning..... are thought to be waving...
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Tim Manzano
09 January 2014
This is about being misunderstood. I have been too far out all my life as well. NOTHING to do with depression. He was a joker (larking) and when he actually needed help everybody thought he was joking around. (misunderstood) . Wonderful poem.
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