Nick Drake (1948–1974) British singer-songwriter
At the Chime of a City Clock
Song lyrics, Bryter Later (1970)
“the clock
chimes, chimes, and stops
but the river…”
Meeting Award, Haiku Society of America, May 1969
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chimes, chimes, and stops
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American writer 1938–2008Related quotes
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Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time.”
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Chronomoros. In Letters and Literary Remains of Edward FitzGerald (1889), pg. 461.
