http://philipschaefer.com/2007/02/22/tears-are-round-the-sea-is-deep/ Theories, observations, and articles Fri, 18 May 2012 17:04:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://philipschaefer.com/2007/02/22/tears-are-round-the-sea-is-deep/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Philip Fri, 23 Feb 2007 23:14:44 +0000 http://philipschaefer.com/2007/02/22/tears-are-round-the-sea-is-deep/#comment-101 Annalisa, I should confess that the lines preceding "Tears are round...." are: "And hearts that we broke long ago/ Have long been breaking others." It does come down to whether something is truly important to you or not. Annalisa, I should confess that the lines preceding “Tears are round….” are: “And hearts that we broke long ago/ Have long been breaking others.” It does come down to whether something is truly important to you or not.

]]> http://philipschaefer.com/2007/02/22/tears-are-round-the-sea-is-deep/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Nick Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:47:15 +0000 http://philipschaefer.com/2007/02/22/tears-are-round-the-sea-is-deep/#comment-97 I remember using Auden for a poetry collection I had to make my senior year of high school. The topic I chose was loss. I think I used him, Tolkien, Wordsworth, and a couple others. I should go back and look. I remember using Auden for a poetry collection I had to make my senior year of high school. The topic I chose was loss. I think I used him, Tolkien, Wordsworth, and a couple others. I should go back and look.

]]> http://philipschaefer.com/2007/02/22/tears-are-round-the-sea-is-deep/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Annalisa Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:55:51 +0000 http://philipschaefer.com/2007/02/22/tears-are-round-the-sea-is-deep/#comment-96 I remember your saying "Tears are round, the sea is deep" to me back when I was in middle school, or even elementary school, and I was so worked up over a problem that I couldn't sleep. It really helped. It's a practical and soothing way of coping with life, with the added bonus of being expressed very lyrically. From that alone I conclude that Auden was a man of great wisdom. And you are a wise man for sharing his wisdom with me. I remember your saying “Tears are round, the sea is deep” to me back when I was in middle school, or even elementary school, and I was so worked up over a problem that I couldn’t sleep. It really helped. It’s a practical and soothing way of coping with life, with the added bonus of being expressed very lyrically. From that alone I conclude that Auden was a man of great wisdom. And you are a wise man for sharing his wisdom with me.

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