Death & Dying
Why Should It Be Odd?
Translated by William N. Loew (1912) · From Cypress Leaves from the Grave of Dear Ethel
Death & Dying
It is not odd if now and then
I'm seen to smile 'mong merry men,
When list'ning to goodnatured fun?
In cloudy sky still reigns the sun,
And when his light shines bright on high,
The clouds, — it seems, — 'heartbroken die-
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Petőfi, Sándor. “Why Should It Be Odd?” Translated by William N. Loew. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/petofi/12/.
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Petőfi, Sándor. “Why Should It Be Odd?” Translated by William N. Loew. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/petofi/12/.
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