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This is death.
To die and know it. This is the Black Widow, death.
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I saw the sky descending, black and white,
Not blue, on Boston.
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Christ walks on the black water. In Black Mud Darts the kingfisher. On Corpus Christi, heart, Over the drum-beat of St. Stephen's choir I hear him, Stupor Mundi, and the mud Flies from his hunching wings and beak—my heart, The blue kingfisher dives on you in fire.
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Now Paris, our black classic, breaking up like killer kings on an Etruscan cup.
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words Now only use four-letter words Writing prose — Anything goes.
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Born:
March 1, 1917
Died:
September 12, 1977
(aged 60)
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