The Dream Songs by John Berryman

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Henry 's Farewell He tossed a farewell party for his pals who all at once sat up to groom their \Vives to California's airs, leaving Henryville bereft, carnivals­ cum-intellect closed down now, off in pairs they .flew to lead fresh lives alas, which was their perfect right, alas. Henry repaired to Dublin, sho\ving his back, to thrive on shanty-talk. 'They 'll miss me too' he muttered, and 'A sorry pass, when the best are so dispersed one has to chalk up thousands of miles for one crack or canr.. y reference' shaking his head he groaned and grinned at his green friends across his stout but his heart was not in it, his heart was out with the loss of friends now to be telephoned only 'vhen drunk and at enormous cost: he gnashed out a lonesome toast.

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