For Death — or rather

For Death — or rather

For the Things 'twould buy —

This — put away

Life's Opportunity —


The Things that Death will buy

Are Room —

Escape from Circumstances —

And a Name —

...

Poet:
I'd rather recollect a setting

I'd rather recollect a setting

Than own a rising sun

Though one is beautiful forgetting —

And true the other one.


Because in going is a Drama

Staying cannot confer

To die divinely once a Twilight —...

Poet:
Rather arid delight

Rather arid delight

If Contentment accrue

Make an abstemious Ecstasy

Not so good as joy —


But Rapture's Expense

Must not be incurred

With a tomorrow knocking

And the Rent unpaid —

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Poet: