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Charles Causley
6 quotes
“O are you the boy Who would wait on the quay With the silver penny And the apricot tree?”
Charles Causley (1917–2003) said by 2003 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Henry is thinking of his lute and of backgammon, Elizabeth follows the waving song, the mystery, Proud in her red wig and green jewelled favours; They sit in their white lawn sleeves, as cool as history.”
Charles Causley (1917–2003) said by 2003 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Timothy Winters comes to school With eyes as wide as a football-pool, Ears like bombs and teeth like splinters: A blitz of a boy is Timothy Winters.”
Charles Causley (1917–2003) said by 2003 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“At Morning Prayers the Master helves For 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 'Amen Amen amen amen amen.' Timothy Winters, Lord. Amen.”
Charles Causley (1917–2003) said by 2003 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“They are waiting for me somewhere beyond Eden Rock: My father, twenty-five, in the same suit Of Genuine Irish Tweed, his terrier Jack Still two years old and trembling at his feet.My mother, twenty-three, in a sprigged dress Drawn 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.”
Charles Causley (1917–2003) said by 2003 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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.”
Charles Causley (1917–2003) said by 2003 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source