vitae summa brevis  ..

Indeed....what else does one want or need.

I wish I’d written one, but I’m glad
I’ve lived longer

Good point. If he had lived and it was his only success, history would look at him differently. Just an observation. Great write, Paul. Appreciate you.

Damian  

wrote loads of poems, of course,
but that one was aesthetically great ..

One great poem is better than no great poems.
Well done


hugs,
buddhakitty.

I agree, albeit sadly  ..

One is all you need.

When I was a professional photographer, I remember parents telling me that if I could get one true shot of their child, it's all they'd want.

but poetically I just take snaps    :)

Dowson's poem reminds me of a saying by Brazilian writer Fernando Sabine (1988):
"Everything will be all right in the end; so if it is not all right, it is not yet the end."

wine and roses to the end, then, and if it’s not yet
the end, lets open another bottle  !