Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DEFINITION, by ELIZABETH HAYNES SANDS First Line: A sudden closing of the eyes Last Line: It's called by someone, passing, by another, death. Subject(s): Death; Eyes; Faces; Silence; Dead, The | ||||||||
A sudden closing of the eyes, A swift withdrawal into space, An immobility that lies With strange remoteness on the face -- A silence, where were once sure words, A stillness, where was once quick breath, A closed, unyielding door -- the hush of birds, It's called by someone, Passing, by another, Death. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND AFTERNOON by ELIZABETH HAYNES SANDS |
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