Comments on: Thursday Short Poem: Auden’s “More Loving One”

By: ima robot

ima robot — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 07:14:06 +0000

I think the point of the peom is that admiration should not expect or deserve a reward, and that “love” does not entitle one to any rewards as such.

…that love is lonely business, best done by those with some measure of stength and perspective.

…that “love” does not expect a reward etc etc

By: Hugo

Hugo — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 13:05:38 +0000

If emotional immaturity means placing myself in the company of Auden, mythago, I’ll stand with old Wystan!

By: mythago

mythago — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 10:24:48 +0000

Nothing, I believed, was worse than unrequited love. Years later, I learned he was quite right.

Hugo, I mean this in a nice way: you’re still emotionally very young if you believe this correct.

By: Imma Fooker

Imma Fooker — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 01:18:02 +0000

I found your site by typing into Google a couple lines from this poem. I plan on copying and pasting it onto a message board where some tard tried to pass off John Mayer lyrics as his own; and not even good John Mayer lyrics, if there is such a thing.

But that’s beside the point. The point is: How can you be a democrat and a Christian at the same time? Oh yeah, and from one of your pictures it looks as though you have a rather large rat perched on your shoulder.

I’ll hang up and listen.

By: *Christopher

*Christopher — Fri, 17 Jun 2005 12:53:58 +0000

Auden is one of those folks who was important to my formative years in highschool. I just posted on his life with Chester Kallman for pride month last week. One of the saints!

By: Under The Sun

Under The Sun — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 16:48:04 +0000

http://www.bundy223.net/~andyb/blog/archives/000439.html

If equal affection cannot be, Let the more loving one be me. –Auden…