Mervyn PeakeIf seeing her an hour before her last Weak cough into all blackness I could yet Be held by chalk-white walls
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If seeing her an hour before her lastWeak cough into all blackness I could yetBe held by chalk-white walls. This poem is a meditation on the fleeting nature of life. While she would not be with us for much longer, the poet was lucky to have had this hour with his love before it was too late, and he wanted to hold on to that memory as long as he could.
Source: Collected Poems
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