“Stop all the clocks…”
Ah yes, that’s right,
I seem to remember that poem.
But who wrote that?
“Stop all the clocks…”
Such a good and pleasing poem,
I do remember reading it out loud.
And now it’s on the tip of my tongue.
“Stop all the clocks…”
Aha, I’ve got it, although it’s often sad,
it’s also known as ‘Funeral Blues’
and it’s by W.H. Auden.
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This image shows a wall clock hanging on a wall. There is a ray of light/ sunlight illuminating the clock partially. The clock hands are pointing at 8:16!
Written in response to Sadje‘s What Do You See #347 photo prompt.
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i love this poem and first heard it read aloud in the film , ‘3 Weddings and a Funeral’
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Yep, that was the film. Good one wasn’t it?
(4 Weddings and a Funeral 1994)
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Yes! I promoted this film back in my advertising days.
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Ooh, interesting! 😉
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Very meta, Chris! I love this! ❤
~David
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Aww, thanks a lot, David! 💛💛
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Well chosen. How close this wish is to us these days!
I remember it from Four Weddings and a Funeral as well; wonderful! 💖
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Exactly! A great poem and a great movie. And both are moving more quickly now as well!🌹🌹🌹🌹🥀
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Brilliant take Chris I love it 😍
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Thanks so much, Ange! 💖
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You are welcome 💜
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the red head
still can stop a clock
long leg
stage name zoe meaning fox
a kimbro from minnesota
such a time Chris!!!!!!!!!!
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Hmm, now I’m a bit confused – maybe a Zorro (very pleasing) but no – seems I have lost the plot! But just one thought: Mall of America (saw it on the news, I think).
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i m a font of confustion. betty put forth the proposition that chaos is good. she must like trump. i know i dont. lmao
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Ah! Lovely..
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Thanks Violet!
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“Funeral Blues” by W.H. Auden is a famous poem expressing profound grief, famously known as “Stop all the clocks,” which captures the feeling that the world should stop after a loved one’s death. The poem uses stark imagery, commanding clocks to stop, pianos to fall silent, and airplanes to write “He is Dead” in the sky, as the speaker declares the deceased was their everything—their “North, my South, my East and West”. It concludes with a desire to dismantle the sun, moon, and ocean, as nothing good can come again.
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You have put it so well, Jim. Thanks for that. Such an excellent poem by Auden.
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Clocks may stop, but Auden’s poetry doesn’t stop…being well-regarded. Nice poem about a poem, Chris!
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I always liked Auden’s poetry, starting at high school. Not dreary at all.
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“Funeral Blues” is such a good poem of grief.
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He was a good poet, Auden. Also I remember reading your excellent book, Liz – your Grief Songs. Beautiful tankas.
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Chris, this is a tremendously clever poem!!!
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Aww, thanks so much, Val!
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Interesting take Chris. I don’t know this poem. Must read it. Thanks for joining in.
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Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDXWclpGhcg
It’s in a good film – ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’.
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A lovely poem. Thanks Chris
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got me looking up ‘Funeral Blues’
ok, I can get behind that… but now I’m Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Bells’ in my head.
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Ah yes, the bells, the bells, the bells… bells, bells, bells etc. V good poem by Poe.
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