It's brief and bright, dear children; bright and brief.
Delight's the lightning; the long thunder's grief.
John Frederick Nims, Days of Our Years, from Selected Poems (Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 1982). Used by permission of Bonnie Nims.
Source: Selected Poems (The University of Chicago Press, 1982)
Delight's the lightning; the long thunder's grief.
John Frederick Nims, Days of Our Years, from Selected Poems (Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 1982). Used by permission of Bonnie Nims.
Source: Selected Poems (The University of Chicago Press, 1982)