Oh were he and I together
Shipmates on the fleeted main,
Sailing
through the summer weather
To the spoil of France or Spain.
Oh
were he and I together,
Locking hands and taking leave,
Low
upon the trampled heather
In the battle lost at eve.
Now
are he and I asunder
And asunder to remain;
Kingdoms are
for others' plunder,
And content for other slain.
A rare and previously unpublished poem by A E Housman is to be auctioned, reports The Independent.
Oh Were He And I Together was written about his lifelong unrequited pash, Moses Jackson.
From photos of hot sports dudes to poetry by Edwardian dead gaylords - who else gives you all this?
PS You may have guessed there's not much in medialand for Fagburn today. Still lookin'...

Love him!
ReplyDeleteBetjeman, Larkin, Housman, and Hardy are me faves.
You can stick your avant gardes up your bum!!!