Is It For Now Or For Always

Read 'Is It For Now Or For Always' by 'Philip Larkin' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

Is It For Now Or For Always by Philip Larkin

 Is it for now or for always,
The world hangs on a stalk?
Is it a trick or a trysting-place,
The woods we have found to walk?

Is it a mirage or miracle,
Your lips that lift at mine:
And the suns like a juggler's juggling-balls,
Are they a sham or a sign?

Shine out, my sudden angel,
Break fear with breast and brow,
I take you now and for always,
For always is always now.

Form: Ballad

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