The seasons are no longer what they once were, But it is the nature of things to be seen only once, As they happen along, bumping into other things, getting along Somehow. That's where Orpheus made his mistake.


Houseboat Days (1975). Syringa

John Ashbery Quotes

The seasons are no longer what they once were, But it is the nature of things to be seen only once, As they happen along, bumping into other things,...

The seasons are no longer what they once were, But it is the nature of things to be seen only once, As they happen along, bumping into other things,...

The seasons are no longer what they once were, But it is the nature of things to be seen only once, As they happen along, bumping into other things,...

The seasons are no longer what they once were, But it is the nature of things to be seen only once, As they happen along, bumping into other things,...