midlife
In the middle of life it happens that death comes and takes your measurements. This visit is forgotten and life goes on. But the suit is sewn in silence.
“Black Postcards,” in Selected Poems 1954–1986 (New York: The Ecco Press, 1987), 168.
In the middle of life it happens that death comes and takes your measurements. This visit is forgotten and life goes on. But the suit is sewn in silence.
“Black Postcards,” in Selected Poems 1954–1986 (New York: The Ecco Press, 1987), 168.