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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RENDEZVOUS, by WINIFRED STODDARD LEBAR
First Line: I, too, have a rendezvous with death
Last Line: "I'm ready now for anywhere!"
Subject(s): Death; Dead, The
First Line: I, too, have a rendezvous with death
Last Line: "I'm ready now for anywhere!"
Subject(s): Death; Dead, The
I, too, have a rendezvous with Death,
But, woman-like, I'll keep him waiting,
Grumbling beneath his icy breath,
Impotently execrating
Mothers who will not leave their young
To go adventuring in the night
'Til the last lullabye is sung,
The last, soft cover tucked in tight,
And all the out-grown books and blocks,
The cover-alls and little dresses,
The well-worn shoes and tiny socks
Stored in the attic's dim recesses.
But patience, Death, when I have done,
I shall come smiling down the stair,
And whisper, "Come, impatient one,
I'm ready now for anywhere!"
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