Who wrote the following : a. Centuries of Meditations b. Shadows in the Water. ( MEG 101 )-( THE METAPHYSICAL POETS )

a. Centuries of Meditations is a prose work by the English poet and priest Thomas Traherne. It was written in the 17th century and consists of a series of short meditations and reflections on religious themes.

b. Shadows in the Water is a poem by the English poet W. H. Auden. It was first published in 1952 as part of his collection Nones. The poem reflects on the transience of life and the fleeting nature of human experience, using the metaphor of ripples in water to suggest the impermanence of our existence.