The desires of the heart are as crooked as corkscrews Not t… - W. H. Auden

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The desires of the heart are as crooked as corkscrews
Not to be born is the best for man
The second best is a formal order
The dance's pattern, dance while you can.
Dance, dance, for the figure is easy
The tune is catching and will not stop
Dance till the stars come down from the rafters
Dance, dance, dance till you drop.

W. H. Auden

dance desire

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Wystan Hugh Auden (21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973) was an Anglo-American poet known for his vast poetic work in many forms on many themes.

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Alternative Names: Wystan Auden • Wystan H Auden • W. H. Wystan Hugh Auden

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