Sunday, June 2, 2019

Show Me the Place, 63


“Show me the place.”
Duke Senior in As You Like It (2.1)

63: Jaffrey, New Hampshire; August 4, 2005

And here, where Willa Cather lies*,
She also lived for several years.
The mountains here—New Hampshire skies—
They stay, but life soon disappears.

Her grave—a very modest one—
Lies in a very quiet spot.
Reminding us: When all is done,
A quiet place is all we’ve got.

*Willa Cather, 1873–1947



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