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Randall Jarell

His world ended there, by the road While walking, he was struck by a car After everything this, and this was the end «Sleep, gentle man», the cats purred «Sleep, good master», the dogs barked «Sleep, you are one of us», the children shouted «Sleep, you celestial navigator», the pilots said Crowded out of the ignorant darkness He opened the door silently, very silently The door of great poets

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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