Friday, October 8, 2004

[1871 - Mrs. O'Leary's cow kicks over lantern starting great Chicago fire]

Befriending Sleep

Our path is sleep's courtship.
The very young fight her;
The very old embrace her.
Between, never satisfied, we chase her.

At last we seduce her.
Then once she is hours,
We can take her or leave her,
And just be good friends.
Comes a night that never ends.

to Fall

to Almanack Main Page