. . . As the nerveless moths, that live their night or two–
Though like a moth a bright soul keeps on beating,
Bored and impatient in the monster’s mouth.
Robert Pinsky, “Dying”
Poetic Bits from a Lesbian Soul
. . . As the nerveless moths, that live their night or two–
Though like a moth a bright soul keeps on beating,
Bored and impatient in the monster’s mouth.
Robert Pinsky, “Dying”
Parting is all we know of heaven,
And all we need of hell.
Emily Dickinson, “My Life Closed Twice Before Its Close–“