Tag: poetry
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Poem: When Death Comes

The American poet Mary Jane Oliver died on January 18, 2019. She was 83 years old. When death comeslike the hungry bear in autumn;when death comes and takes all the bright coins from his purseto buy me, and snaps the purse shut;when death comeslike the measle-pox;when death comeslike an iceberg between the shoulder blades,I want to step through…
