[…] Inside the glass, the abstract
tide of fortune turned
from high to low overnight.“The Empty Glass” from The Seven Ages by Louise Glück. Copyright © 2001 by Louise Glück.
Whirling in the dark universe,
alone, afraid, unable to influence fate—What do we have really?
Sad tricks with ladders and shoes,
tricks with salt, impurely motivated recurring
attempts to build character.
What do we have to appease the great forces?
