Deep with the first dead lies London's daughter

[dahlia_moon]

"A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire¹, of a Child in London
Dylan Thomas

Never until the mankind making
Bird beast and flower
Fathering and all humbling darkness
Tells with silence the last light breaking
And the still hour
Is come of the sea tumbling in harness

And I must enter again the round
Zion² of the water bead
And the synagogue of the ear of corn
Shall I let pray the shadow of a sound
Or sow my salt seed
In the least valley of sackcloth to mourn

The majesty and burning of the child's death.
I shall not murder
The mankind of her going with a grave truth
Nor blaspheme down the stations of the breath
With any further
Elegy of innocence and youth.

Deep with the first dead lies London's daughter,
Robed in the long friends,
The grains beyond age, the dark veins of her mother,
Secret by the unmourning water
Of the riding Thames.
After the first death, there is no other.

1 During the firebombing of London, known as the Blitz, in World War II
2 Heaven (from a Palestinian citadel, the nucleus of Jerusalem)

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Also, if anyone feels obliged indulging me - what are your favorite sad songs? I'm compiling a playlist of sad songs to listen to while writing (because I've found having the right music on in the background is the perfect catalyst to be in the right mood for what I need to be writing) . This brought to by my creative writing teacher who gave us "little coffin" as this week's writing prompt. Yes, I don't think I'm clever enough yet to make that a *humorous* story so might as well cave in and try to make my whole class sob as much as possible. It's possible that I am a little evil. But only a little. :D

So far my list includes:

Pearl Jam's "Last Kiss"
Scorpions "Wind of Change"
Stone Sour's "Through Glass"
Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On"
Sia's "Breathe Me"
Birdy's "Skinny Love" and "Shelter"
Snow Patrol's "Run"
James Blunt's "Goodbye My Lover" (which doesn't help if you've seen Ten/Rose fanvids set to this song)

Comments

[loki-onyx.livejournal.com]

Sad songs, I will try:

This has lyrics on the youtube page, very sad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dp2gYO_QP4&feature=related

This one is about regret, the clip features the singers in different situations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrdNXM0BFbw

Sunny Hill Pray, very sad, brings a tear to my eyes whenever I listen to it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uive4DMqAdc&feature=list_related&playnext=1&list=ALzxNYRMVOCRhflSdi_4k91VkCUHVt66-5

A sad song sung, written and composed by my friend on FB Tessa

http://nea.ecomusic.sg/submission-detail.php?submission_id=88

I was surprised to find so many sad songs on my favorites page! Oh my! <3333

[lil-1337.livejournal.com]

Sorry it took me a bit to answer this. I wanted to go through my playlist and give you a decent sized list. There is a mixture of genres and styles so hopefully something will appeal.

I will remember you - Sarah Mclaughlin
Two out of three aint bad - Meatloaf
Maybe - Annie Soundtrack
Rainy Days - Carpenters
What hurts the most - Rascal Flatts
Rhythm of the falling rain - Cascades
Memories - Cats soundtrack
I miss you - Klymaxx
I'm so lonesome I could cry - Dean Martin
I will always love you - Dolly Parton
My immortal, Forgive me, Anywhere, Wake me up inside - Evanescence
You're only lonely - JD Souther
There is no Arizona - Jamie O'Neal
What I meant to say, The day she left Tulsa, How do you sleep at night - Wade Hayes
Tower - Vienna Tang
Unbreak my heart - Toni Braxton
No aphrodisiac - The Whitlams
I wanna be free - The Monkees
Seasons in the sun - Terry Jacks
I am a rock - Simon and Garfunkle
Sad eyes - Robert John
Every step I take - Puff Daddy and Faith Evans
Bright eyes - Simon and Garfunkle