December 2010
3 posts
suppose
Life is an old man carrying flowers on his head.
.
young death sits in a cafe
smiling, a piece of money held between
his thumb and first finger
.
(i say "will he buy flowers" to you
and "Death is young
life wears velour trousers
life totters, life has a beard" i
.
say to you who are silent.-"Do you see
Life? he is there and here,
or that, or this
or nothing or an old man 3 thirds
asleep, on his head
flowers, always crying
to nobody something about les
roses les bluets
yes,
will He buy?
Les belles bottes-oh hear
, pas cheres")
.
and my love slowly answered I think so. But
I think I see someone else
.
there is a lady, whose name is Afterwards
she is sitting beside young death, is slender;
likes flowers.
- e.e. cummings
