William Michaelian

Poems, Notes, and Drawings

Old by Then

Each time they met, they bowed to one another and uttered not a word.

They were old by then. When one of them died, they went on bowing just the same.

And somehow when the other died, their bowing remained. Cane in hand,

I thought, I’ve known men who were just like trees.

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[ 1794 ]

Categories: Sour Honey

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