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Charles Causley

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Also known as Charles Stanley Causley

Cornish poet and educator (1917–2003)

Person · Open Library

Born
1917
Died
.
Works
83

Top works

  • Union Street
  • Underneath the water
  • Jack the Treacle Eater
  • Down on the Farm
  • Bring in the holly

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Active from
1917-08-24
Active to
2003-11-04

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
126
Total plays
269

Tags

poetry

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Quotes

  • O are you the boy&nbsp;&nbsp;Who would wait on the quayWith the silver penny&nbsp;&nbsp;And the apricot tree?
  • Henry is thinking of his lute and of backgammon,&nbsp;&nbsp;Elizabeth follows the waving song, the mystery,Proud in her red wig and green jewelled favours;&nbsp;&nbsp;They sit in their white lawn sleeves, as cool as history.
  • Timothy Winters comes to schoolWith eyes as wide as a football-pool,Ears like bombs and teeth like splinters:A blitz of a boy is Timothy Winters.
  • At Morning Prayers the Master helvesFor children less fortunate than ourselves,And the loudest response in the room is when Timothy Winters roars 'Amen!'So come one angel, come on ten:Timothy Winters says 'AmenAmen amen amen amen.Timothy Winters, Lord.&nbsp;&nbsp;Amen.
  • They are waiting for me somewhere beyond Eden Rock:My father, twenty-five, in the same suitOf Genuine Irish Tweed, his terrier JackStill two years old and trembling at his feet.My mother, twenty-three, in a sprigged dressDrawn at the waist, ribbon in her straw hat,Has spread the stiff white cloth over the grass.Her hair, the colour of wheat, takes on the light.
  • Leisurely,They beckon to me from the other bank.I hear them call, 'See where the stream-path is!Crossing is not as hard as you might think.'I had not thought that it would be like this.

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