John Berryman - Dream Song 126: A Thurn

John Berryman - Dream Song 126: A Thurn

A Thurn br br Among them marble where the man may lie br lie chieftains grand in final phase, or pause, br 'O rare Ben Jonson', br dictator too, & the thinky other Johnson, br dictator too, backhanders down of laws, br men of fears, weird & sly. br br Not of these least is borne to rest. br If grandeur & mettle prompted his lone journey br neither oh crowded shelved br nor this slab I celebrates attest br his complex slow fame forever (more or less). br I imagine the Abbey br br among their wonders will be glad of him br whom some are sorry for his griefs across the world br grievously understated br and grateful for that bounty, for bright whims br of heavy mind across the tiresome world br which the tiresome world debated, complicated.


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Uploaded: 2014-11-07

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