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Unread 05-17-2006, 06:17 PM
Tim Blighton Tim Blighton is offline
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Originally posted by Michael Cantor:
<u>Strong Endings</u>

This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.



<u>Dull Endings</u>

433. Shantih. Repeated as here, a formal ending to an Upanishad. 'The Peace which passeth understanding' is a feeble translation of the conduct of this word.
Michael,

i like this strong ending example. What poem is it from?
~tim

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