Thanks, Ursula.
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Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Madness
These are sadly beautiful, Lawrence. The Last Leaf, of course, reminds one of
the O’Henry story....without the happy ending. But life and love is so
consternating.....none of us can quite understand. But it’s nice to hear your
voice in these parts again.
On Mar 14, 2018, at 1:28 AM, Lawrence Helm <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I often wonder if I’m mad,
Or if now and then in the past
I was, for was I not love-struck
Such that living without her was
Something I couldn’t bear to do?
But three years later I am perhaps
Living still as though a will
Divorced itself from the downward
Thrust of death which of course
Isn’t the same as bearing to live --
Listing here as though a boat who’s
Hull was breached and was left at
High tide far up the beach, far
From the sea it used to sail.
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