HE SAID, MARIE, MARIE, HOLD ON TIGHT
And when we were children, staying at the archduke's,
My cousin's, he took me out on a sled,
And I was frightened. He said, Marie,
Marie, hold on tight. And down we went.
In the mountains, there you feel free.
I read, much of the night, and go south in the winter.
~ The Waste Land, "The Burial of The Dead", Eliot
Saturday, May 26, 2007
reminder from rich
Either you will
go through this door
or you will not go through.
If you go through
there is always the risk
of reminding your name.
[...]
The door itself
makes no promises.
It is only a door.
Selected poems, "Prospective Immigrants Please Note", Rich.