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'''Keith Douglas''' (1920-1944) was a [[poet]] and soldier who died during [[World War II]].
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A place where nobody dared to go
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The love that we came to know
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They call it Xanadu
  
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Douglas began to publish his verse in periodicals in the 1930s, while he was still studying at [[Oxford]]; however, the only volume to be published in his lifetime was 'Selected Poems' (1943). He was killed in [[Normandy]], by [[friendly fire]]. His reputation rests mainly on his war poetry.
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And now
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Open your eyes and see
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What we have made is real
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We are in Xanadu
  
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==Selected Bibliography==
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A million lights are dancing
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*Selected Poems
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And there you are
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*Complete Works of Keith Douglas
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A shooting star
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*Alamein to Zem Zem (autobiographical story of service in North Africa)
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An everlasting world
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And you're here with me
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Eternally
  
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Xanadu, Xanadu,
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(now we are here)
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In Xanadu
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Xanadu, Xanadu,
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(now we are here)
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In Xanadu
  
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[[category:poets]]
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Xanadu, your neon lights will shine
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For you, Xanadu
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The love
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The echoes of long ago
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You needed the world to know
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They are in Xanadu
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The dream
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That came through a million years
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That lived on through all the tears
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It came to Xanadu
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A million lights are dancing
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And there you are
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A shooting star
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An everlasting world
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And you're here with me
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Eternally
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Xanadu, Xanadu,
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(now we are here)
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In Xanadu
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Xanadu, Xanadu,
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(now we are here)
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In Xanadu
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Now that I'm here
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Now that you're near in Xanadu
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Now that I'm here
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Now that you're near in Xanadu
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Xanadu...

Revision as of 12:59, August 11, 2010

A place where nobody dared to go The love that we came to know They call it Xanadu

And now Open your eyes and see What we have made is real We are in Xanadu

A million lights are dancing And there you are A shooting star An everlasting world And you're here with me Eternally

Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu

Xanadu, your neon lights will shine For you, Xanadu

The love The echoes of long ago You needed the world to know They are in Xanadu

The dream That came through a million years That lived on through all the tears It came to Xanadu

A million lights are dancing And there you are A shooting star An everlasting world And you're here with me Eternally

Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu

Now that I'm here Now that you're near in Xanadu Now that I'm here Now that you're near in Xanadu Xanadu...

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