‘Look! now briefly, mortal living head -
As severed from thy now so lifeless limbs
In brief and, who knows, truthful, godly view,
So solemn, oncely, rare - that fleshly instrument
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OhmyGod, Michael, I didn't know that...8 seconds. Wonderful poem, however gruesome, but it almost had to be. Well done. Warmest regards, CJ
Jake, I heard it the other day from one of those talking heads on TV.... and thought, now there's a situation that would appeal to the metaphysical poets...did it have some esoteric symbolism?