Dorothy Parker (22 August 1893 - 7 June 1967 / Long Branch / New Jersey)
Poems by Dorothy Parker : 10 / 189
Afternoon
When I am old, and comforted,
And done with this desire,
With Memory to share my bed
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simple, lucid and emotive.
Appropriate title, witty humor but weighty wisdom here.
You'll find this lovely poem is more meaningful when you've reached 85, as I have.
How beautifully cruel. Like a dark grin.