SOFTEST OF TONGUES
by Vladimir Nabokov
Ever since I was 16, this has been my favorite poem.
To many things I've said the word that cheats
the lips and leaves them parted (thus: prash-chai
which means "good-bye") -- to furnished flats, to streets ( Read more... )
Ever since I was 16, this has been my favorite poem.
To many things I've said the word that cheats
the lips and leaves them parted (thus: prash-chai
which means "good-bye") -- to furnished flats, to streets ( Read more... )
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