For Ilion: Sleep, Return to It
young man of Manhattan
sleep, return to it,
we must stop meeting on the corner of 125th & Broadway at 3am
young father - thy life thy future thy child -
depend on it
as do I -depend upon thy poetry
for you are the lion of youth,
I, the graybeard of past paths,
no need of sleep in my dwindling days,
but time bids you welcome,
- thy life thy future thy child -
all ask me, let him come to us
refreshed
7/7/17 4:49am
Manhattan
Jan 7, 2018
Jan 7, 2018 at 9:41 AM UTC
For Ilion: Sleep, Return to It
young man of Manhattan
sleep, return to it,
we must stop meeting on the corner of 125th & Broadway at 3am
young father - thy life thy future thy child -
depend on it
as do I -depend upon thy poetry
for you are the lion of youth,
I, the graybeard of past paths,
no need of sleep in my dwindling days,
but time bids you welcome,
- thy life thy future thy child -
all ask me, let him come to us
refreshed
7/7/17 4:49am
Manhattan
always a poem in reserve for you
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