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Days is a short poem (10 lines) by Philip Larkin written in 1953 and included in his 1964 collection The Whitsun Weddings.It begins with a section of 6 lines openingWhat are days for?in a mock-contented tone.The final 4 lines bring a brutal replyAh solving that questionBrings the priest and the doctorIn their long coats Running over the fields.↑ ↑