tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371572.post6877877083928077629..comments2024-03-10T10:05:51.113-07:00Comments on misswhistle: The MowerMiss Whistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103831095827005334noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371572.post-67068657691868316002014-08-04T14:49:02.507-07:002014-08-04T14:49:02.507-07:00One of my favorite poems. It is an acknowledgement...One of my favorite poems. It is an acknowledgement of the often messy, sudden, finality of death. The finality of death, its before and its after, astonish me: a life, and then an instant later, no life. Even with an expected death, the absence is a surprise. I love Larkin's spare, direct style, and his conclusion.<br /><br />…<br />we should be careful<br /><br />Of each other, we should be kind <br />While there is still timeKatherine C. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08834591103511225376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371572.post-5425880985275185702014-08-03T11:48:48.499-07:002014-08-03T11:48:48.499-07:00beautiful. poignant. true. thanks for posting. x j...beautiful. poignant. true. thanks for posting. x jJanellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05125077795925721552noreply@blogger.com