Not waving but drowning

Not waving but drowning

--Stevie Smith

Nobody heard him, the dead man,

But still he lay moaning:

I was much further out than you thought

And not waving but drowning.

Poor chap, he Always loved larking

And now he’s dead

It must have been too cold for him heart gave way,

They said.

Oh, no no no, it was too cold always

(Still the dead one lay moaning)

I was much  too far out all my life

And not waving but drowning.

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                                                             Department of English,

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