A Durable Fire by May Sarton

Author:May Sarton [Sarton, May]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781480474352
Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
Published: 2014-02-24T21:31:00+00:00

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As if the house were dying or already dead;

As if nobody cared—and, in fact, who does?

(Whose feet but mine wear out the painted tread?

Who listens for the fly’s autumnal buzz?

Who climbs the stair to a wide upstairs bed?);

As if the house were prepared every day

By an odd owner with madness in her head

For visitors who never come to stay,

For love that has no time here or elsewhere,

Who keeps fresh flowers on each mantel still,

And sweeps the hearth and warms the chilling air

As if to keep the house alive on will—

Truth is, her daily battle is with death,

Back to the wall and fighting for each breath.

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