lines from brendan kennelly

some are afraid to love, some are afraid to sing
some are afraid to say how fear
becomes the dominant, shaping, tyrant thing

if we all knew what each one
says of the other would there be
six friends left in the world ?

the economist knows he knows it all
he has a suit, a shirt, a tie, a bag, dead words

'there are three ages of man', says Penelope Dell :
'youth, middle age,
and you're lookin' well'

from "Now"