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They say the raven taught the wolf how to find what was dying.
And the wolf taught the raven that hunger could be shared.
One carved of wind and cunning, the other of soil and bone.
One knows the sky by heart, the other the pulse of the earth.
It is blood recognizing blood.
It is knowing the kill will come,
but still sharing the silence after the bones
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead,
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
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'Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone' - W H Auden
Food For Thought
I lie famished in the midst of food (of which I am a part)
surrounded by a salty stench that renders me too sick to start
imbibing, on a ride gut-wrenching, worse than any ship or cart.
I am the most reluctant morsel.
I lie alone in utter darkness far beyond the reach of man
in grave to which I gave no thought while walking on the
With regard to a person, this refers to a Canaanite servant who is elderly and the seller dyes his hair and his beard so that he will look younger.88 With regard to an animal, this refers to giving it bran water to drink so that its girth would be inflated and its hair would stand straight so that it appears bulkier. Similarly, it is forbidden to
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