Poem of the week: Poem With Two Endings by Jane Hirshfield

Language’s inability to express the reality of a death, and the human struggle to cope with it, are reflected in Zen-like verse

Poem With Two Endings

Say ‘death’ and the whole room freezes –
even the couches stop moving,
even the lamps.
Like a squirrel suddenly aware it is being looked at.

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Published on January 11, 2016 02:48

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