Boris Pasternak
- Don’t Touch, by Rupert Moreton
It said: “Don’t touch! Take care! Wet paint!” /
But soul was careless and /
On calves and cheeks is memory’s taint, /
On eyes and lips and hand....
- Fresh Paint, by Babette Deutsch
I should have seen the sign: “Fresh paint”, /
But useless to advise /
The careless soul, and memory's stained /
With cheeks, calves, hands, lips...