William McGonagall (1825–1902) weaver, actor, poet
Written before the disaster.
Poetry, The Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay (1878)
“The silvery tree opens
to an empty sky —
maybe it is better
that I am not your husband.”
Variant translations:
The willow in the empty sky
spread her transparent fan
perhaps it were better
that I not be
your wife.
"Memory of the Sun" (alternate translation by Paula Goodman)
Thinking Of The Sun (1911)
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to an empty sky —
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Russian modernist poet 1889–1966Related quotes
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