The stars are not wanted now: put out every one Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,īring out the coffin, let the mourners come.Įach of the four stanzas reads like an eloquent study in grief, including the last four lines, which leave a lump in the throat: Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
The poem is also known as “Stop all the clocks,” a reference to its rousing first stanza:
