11 quotes found
Poet · English · 1945
English poet (born 1945)
“Possibly I've become less funny as I've been happier.”
“Bloody Christmas, here again, let us raise a loving cup, peace on earth, goodwill to men, and make them do the washing up.”
“Write to amuse? What an appalling suggestion! I write to make people anxious and miserable and to worsen their indigestion.”
“The day he moved out was terrible That evening she went through hell.His absence wasnt a problemBut the corkscrew had gone as well.”
“The day he moved out was terrible – That evening she went through hell.His absence wasn’t a problemBut the corkscrew had gone as well.”
“Another Christmas PoemBlood Christmas, here again.Let us raise a loving cup:Peace on earth, goodwill to men,And make them do the washing-up.”
“On Waterloo Bridge where we said our goodbyes,the weather conditions bring tears to my eyes.I wipe them away with a black woolly gloveAnd try not to notice I've fallen in loveOn Waterloo Bridge I a...”
“Bloody men are like bloody buses You wait for about a yearAnd as soon as one approaches your stopTwo or three others appear.You look at them flashing their indicators,Offering you a ride.Youre tryi...”
“It wasnt you, it wasnt me,Up there, two thousand feet aboveA New York street. Were safe and free,A little while, to live and love,Imagining what might have been The phone-call from the blazing towe...”
“Bloody men are like bloody buses —You wait for about a yearAnd as soon as one approaches your stopTwo or three others appear.You look at them flashing their indicators,Offering you a ride.You’re tr...”
“It wasn’t you, it wasn’t me,Up there, two thousand feet aboveA New York street. We’re safe and free,A little while, to live and love,Imagining what might have been –The phone-call from the blazing ...”
