W. H. Auden

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From Horae Canonicae: Prime

Written in English by W.H. Auden

Also in: Italian
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Simultaneously, as soundlessly,
Spontaneously, suddenly
As, at the vaunt of the dawn, the kind
Gates of the body fly open
To its world beyond, the gates of the mind,
The horn gate and the ivory gate
Swing to, swing shut, instantaneously

Look, Stranger

Written in English by W. H. Auden

Also in: Arabic
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Look, stranger, on this island now
The leaping light for your delight discovers,
Stand stable here
And silent be,
That through the channels of the ear
May wander like a river
The swaying sound of the sea.
Here at a small

We Too Had Known Golden Hours

Written in English by W. H. Auden

Also in: Arabic
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We, too, had known golden hours
When body and soul were in tune,
Had danced with our true loves
By the light of a full moon,
And sat with the wise and good
As tongues grew witty and gay
Over some noble dish
Out of Escoffier;