Death & Dying
Alexander Throckmorton
From Spoon River Anthology (1916)
Death & Dying
In youth my wings were strong and tireless,
But I did not know the mountains.
In age I knew the mountains
But my weary wings could not follow my vision—
Genius is wisdom and youth.
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MLA
Masters, Edgar Lee. “Alexander Throckmorton.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/masters/121/.
Chicago
Masters, Edgar Lee. “Alexander Throckmorton.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/masters/121/.
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