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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
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.
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