A bloody and a sudden end,
Gunshot or a noose,
For Death who takes what man would keep,
Leaves what man would lose.


John Kinsella's Lament For Mrs. Mary Moore', st. 1 - Last Poems (1936-1939)

William Butler Yeats Quotes

A bloody and a sudden end, Gunshot or a noose, For Death who takes what man would keep, Leaves what man would lose.

A bloody and a sudden end, Gunshot or a noose, For Death who takes what man would keep, Leaves what man would lose.

A bloody and a sudden end, Gunshot or a noose, For Death who takes what man would keep, Leaves what man would lose.

A bloody and a sudden end, Gunshot or a noose, For Death who takes what man would keep, Leaves what man would lose.