#1
Absences
‘Absences’ by Donald Justice explores memory’s fragility through the metaphor of snow covering flowers, symbolizing forgotten moments.
#2
Men at Forty
‘Men at Forty’ by Donald Justice is a moving poem about aging and fatherhood. The speaker is describing what it’s like for all men when they reach forty and consider their pasts and presents.
Men at forty
Learn to close softly
The doors to rooms they will not be
Coming back to.
