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" They say eyes clear with age,
As dew clarifies air
To sharpen evenings,
As if time put an edge
Round the last shape of things
To show them there;
The many-levelled trees,
The long soft tides of grass
Wrinkling away the gold
Wind-ridden waves- all these,
They say, come back to focus
As we grow old.

- Long Sight In Age "

Philip Larkin , Collected Poems


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Philip Larkin quote : They say eyes clear with age, <br />As dew clarifies air <br />To sharpen evenings, <br />As if time put an edge <br />Round the last shape of things <br />To show them there; <br />The many-levelled trees, <br />The long soft tides of grass <br />Wrinkling away the gold <br />Wind-ridden waves- all these, <br />They say, come back to focus <br />As we grow old.<br /><br />- <b>Long Sight In Age</b>