Maxioms by Amy Lowell
A man must be sacrificed now and again To provide for the next generation of men.
A man must be sacrificed now and again To provide for the next generation of men.
Visions for those too tired to sleep,
These seeds cast a film over eyes which weep.
Visions for those too tired to sleep,
These seeds cast a film over eyes which weep.
Hate is ravening vulture beaks descending on a place of skulls.
Hate is ravening vulture beaks descending on a place of skulls.
Even Pain pricks to livelier living.
Even Pain pricks to livelier living.
Let us be of cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come.
Let us be of cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come.