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| On the threshold of eternity | |
| By Steve_K | ||||
| 08 April 2008 | ||||
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Concerning the cutting off of Van Gogh's ear....The last two lines were his final words as he lay dying on a hospital bed from a gunshot wound to the chest
The yellowed petals awry Like a silent wind had blown And shaken out their life The browns of the heads Betraying all inside Dark as the night That devours the day No sign of blood on canvas Done in a blackened room This deed that reveals Wrapped in a beige cloth The kindliest present of all ‘La tristesse durera toujours’ The sadness will last forever...
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