May a man live well-, and long-enough, to leave many joyful widows behind him.

May a man live well-enough and long-enough, to leave many joyful widows behind him.

The lot of the bride
to be wed before bed
desired until rotten.
The lot of the author
to be read before bed
admired then forgotten.

In life, more than in anything else, it isn’t easy to end up alive.

Be there a picnic for the devil,
an orgy for the satyr,
and a wedding for the bride.

I wandered everywhere, through cities and countries wide. And everywhere I went, the world was on my side.