![]() The most recent data has been used where possible. Although the information herein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, neither Close Brothers Asset Management or any of its employees guarantee its accuracy, completeness or fairness. It is not intended to be relied upon to make any investment decision. This part of the Close Brothers website is for information purposes only. It is your responsibility to be aware of and to observe all applicable laws and regulations of any relevant jurisdiction. Please read this page before proceeding, as it explains certain restrictions imposed by law on the distribution of this information and the countries in which our funds are authorised for sale. If you are a retail client please return to the main part of the website. ![]() ![]() Auden's whose poetry collection I haven't finished yet due to them being twice as taxing although Funeral Blues and O Tell Me The Truth About Love (funny little thing how this one involves nose-picking) have always been my personal favourites.For all of us ageing:"Was it for this I uttered prayers,And sobbed and cursed and kicked the stairs,That now, domestic as a plate,I should retire at half-past eight?"- GROWN-UPAs a side note, I dearly liked these: Indifference, Time does not bring relief you all have lied, If I should learn, in some quite casual way, The Dream, I shall forget you presently, my dear, MacDougal Street, Passer Mortuus Est, Travel, Exiled, Grown-up, Recuerdo, Thursday, Ebb, We all talk of taxes, and I call you friend, Alms, and I know I am but summer to your heart.Important compliance information for institutional investors and FCA authorised intermediariesįor use by institutional investors, FCA authorised intermediaries and connected persons only – it must not to be relied upon by retail clients. Despite this personal gripe of mine there's no question hers are one of the best rhyming poetry I've read so far in comparison to W.H. Regrettably, I find rhyming poetry a little tiring these days that amidst her playfulness, creativity, sarcasm, humour, and wit - whilst fastening a lot of themes within the breaks and spaces between her vivid words enough to draw a memory or evoke a sense of a thousand emotions be it the departure of autumn, death at your fingertips ("Mine is a body that should die at sea! And have for a grave, instead of a grave Six feet deep and the length of me, All the water that is under the wave!") or the painful warfare of longing ("Searching my heart for its true sorrow, This is the thing I find to be: That I am weary of words and people, Sick of the city, wanting the sea " and "My heart is warm with the friends I make, And better friends I'll not be knowing, Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take, No matter where it's going.") and a heartbreak ("My heart is what it was before, A house where people come and go But it is winter with your love, The Sashes are beset with snow." and "And what are you that, wanting you, I should be kept awake As many nights as there are days With weeping for your sake?") - has turned off my enjoyment overall. To discover she was openly bisexual also sheds a new light upon her works subtly some of them hints on same-sex relationships. This sonnet is not included in this collection however but the ones that are have strengthened that fondness by a mile. I knew then I had to seek more of her works. ![]() ![]() It all started with Love Is Not All one evening whilst looking for something to read before going to bed. ![]()
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