Monday, October 17, 2016

Death is said to be just around the corner

I'll put the older fellow first.
And ask you to guess what they have in common.

Leonard Cohen, 82, is a famous Canadian singer.

Clive James, 77, is a well-known Australian writer. 

And what do they have in common ?
Well, they both see themselves permanently on the verge of death.
And they seem to take pleasure in describing this situation
and telling us complacently about all its subtleties.
I'm a little fed up with their imminent departures,
which end up boring me....
even more than Dylan's Nobel Prize.
But don't misunderstand me. I truly hope they both stay with us
until the proverbial cows come home.

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