VERSE
Sullivan, James
JAMES SULLIVAN TO MARGARET, ON REACRING FORTY Like icebergs moving in the night, There loomed before my eyes two white Block letters, X and L. They told The world that I was getting old And I...
...And all of us who have a past We can be proud of, will, at last, Display a present beauty...
...JAMES SULLIVAN TO MARGARET, ON REACRING FORTY Like icebergs moving in the night, There loomed before my eyes two white Block letters, X and L. They told The world that I was getting old And I at first believed that tale, But I had come too far to fail And I resolved that at this age My place in life was center-stage...
...Commonweal: 107...
...Now I know I was mistaken how The big white letters should be read...
...Excel...
...To all who own both heart and head They have another tale to tell: The letters say, "Excel...
...This is truth: The possibilities of youth Are not remarkable, but one Who has assiduously done His duty to himself can show The world some things it ought to know...
...Then when I made that move I found That I was on my proper ground, For all the things that I could do Seemed better now, and people knew What I was doing...
Vol. 105 • February 1978 • No. 4
