Death & Dying

IV

by Algernon Charles Swinburne 1837–1909

From The Heptalogia

Death & Dying

And we sharpen our wits up with passions for hones,
Melt down loadstars for magnets, use women for whetstones,
Learn to bear with dead calms by remembering cyclones,
Snap strings short with sharp thumbnails, till silence begets tones,
Burn our souls out, shift spirits, turn skins and change zones;

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Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “IV.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/63/.

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