As by the dead we love to sit, - A poem by Richard Brautigan


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Richard Brautigan - As by the dead we love to sit,

As by the dead we love to sit,
Become so wondrous dear --
As for the lost we grapple
Tho' all the rest are here --

In broken mathematics
We estimate our prize
Vast -- in its fading ration
To our penurious eyes!

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Poet: Richard Brautigan Poem: 88. As by the dead we love to sit, Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Dec 20 2010 Comment 2 of 2, added on December 16th, 2010 at 3:38 PM. Typo It is not "fading ration," it is "fading ratio." Goes with "mathematics," see? Mifty Comment 1 of 2, added on December 16th, 2005 at 9:13 PM. we do ,for the dead we might know or not we sit we sit wendy from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, As by the dead we love to sit,, has received 2 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own.

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Poet: Richard Brautigan Poem: 88. As by the dead we love to sit, Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: 2013-06-19 08:16:26 Poem of the Day: Dec 20 2010 Viewed 7168 times. Added Jan 9 2004.

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