Allen Tate Quotes about Christmas

All Allen Tate Quotes Age Christmas quotes Heart Lying Twilight

Ah, Christ, I love you rings to the wild sky And I must think a little of the past: When I was ten I told a stinking lie That got a black boy whipped.

Ah, Christ, I love you rings to the wild sky And I must think a little of the past: When I was ten I told a stinking lie That got a black boy whipped.

Allen Tate

Christmas, Lying, Love You

Allen Tate (2014). “Collected Poems, 1919-1976”, p.103, Macmillan

The day's at end and there's nowhere to go, Draw to the fire, even this fire is dying; Get up and once again politely lying Invite the ladies toward the mistletoe.

Allen Tate

Christmas, Lying, Fire

Allen Tate (1947). “Poems, 1920-1945: A Selection”