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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#68), by MARVIN BELL Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: The dead man likes it when the soup simmers and the kettle hisses
Last Line: Some say the dead man was miserable to be so happy.
Subject(s): Death; Language; Happiness; Story-telling; Dead, The; Words; Vocabulary
First Line: The dead man likes it when the soup simmers and the kettle hisses
Last Line: Some say the dead man was miserable to be so happy.
Subject(s): Death; Language; Happiness; Story-telling; Dead, The; Words; Vocabulary
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