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The final sentences; that pause Of awkward length, when all our breath, Suspended, makes a short-lived sheath Around the dead, and we bequeath To this one all we have, our grief. Naomi turned her face toward God. It begins: After the end of the world after my death I found myself in the middle of life Tadeusz Różewicz (October 09, 1921 – April 24, 2014) “In the Midst of LifeAfter the end of the worldafter deathI found myself in the midst of lifecreating myselfbuilding lifepeople animals landscapes this is a table I saidthis is a tableon the table is bread a knifea knife is to cut breadpeople live on bread man must be… “In the Midst of Life We are in Death.” –Book of Common Prayer, The Burial of the Dead. In the midst of life Posted on 7th February 2021 by Ian Clive James’ The Fire of Joy was his last work, completed in 2019 against a background theme of his terminal illness. His most famous poem, “In the Middle of Life,” from An Open Poem (1956), is the best example. 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