As I'm sure you know, there are two versions of this poem, since later in life Auden changed it to 'we must love one another and die', and under most circumstances I am actually an and-subscriber, because yes, we must, we have to do both.
But in this specific circumstance, which matches the ones he was writing in so much more than I can even bear to contemplate?
Or.
A prophecy, a warning, and the plainly-spoken truth.
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Date: 2024-11-07 05:53 am (UTC)But in this specific circumstance, which matches the ones he was writing in so much more than I can even bear to contemplate?
Or.
A prophecy, a warning, and the plainly-spoken truth.