As for that other thing br which comes when the eyelid is glazed br and the wax gleam br from the unwrinkled forehead br asks no more questions br of the dry mouth, br br whether they open the heart like a shirt br to release a rage of swallows, br whether the brain br is a library for worms, br on the instant of that knowledge br of the moment br when everything became so stiff, br br so formal with ironical adieux, br organ and choir, br and I must borrow a black tie, br and at what moment in the oration br shall I break down and weep - br there was the startle of wings br breaking from the closing cage br of your body, your fist unclenching br these pigeons circling serenely br over the page, br br and, br as the parentheses lock like a gate br 1917 to 1977, br the semicircles close to form a face, br a world, a wholeness, br an unbreakable O, br and something that once had a fearful name br walks from the thing that used to wear its name, br transparent, exact representative, br so that we can see through it br churches, cars, sunlight, br and the Boston Common, br not needing any book.