Ah God! she settles down we say; It means her powers slip a… - Djuna Barnes

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Ah God! she settles down we say; It means her powers slip away It means she draws back day by day From good or bad.

Djuna Barnes

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Djuna Barnes (June 12, 1892 – June 18, 1982) was an American novelist, poet, and playwright.

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Pen Names: Lydia Steptoe

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The Seal, she lounges like a bride, Much too docile, there's no doubt; Madame Récamier, on side, (if such she has), and bottom out.

One sees you sitting in the sun Asleep; With the sweeter gifts you had And didn't keep, One grieves that the altars of Your vice lie deep.

Even the contemplative life is only an effort, Nora my dear, to hide the body so the feet won’t stick out.

Ah God! she settles down we say; It means her powers slip away It means she draws back day by day From good or bad. - Djuna Barnes

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