Late For The News
Late For The News
Last week you said
it depresses me to look
ahead and see what
I’m doing now without end.
I tried to console you
with a new spring dress
to show you a brighter color
I hoped for you.
But you said, for God’s sake
look at the clock, we’ll be
late for the news.
Publication Details
Original Citation
Voyages to the Inland Sea, II, p47
Word Count
54
Original Publication
Date Published
1972
Book Appearance
Complete Poems
260
Themes and Motifs
Theme(s)
Notes and Commentary
Publishing Error: pages 19-20 and 41-42 and incorrectly printed twice, back to back, between pages 30-31