Once, when I threw a stone at Death’s broad back,
He whirled, snatching it from the astonished air,
Weighed it a moment, then flipped it back to me
Smiling, quite gently – as if we were friends
Since then whenever Death and I meet
He acknowledges me with a half-salute,
Or bow or the flicker of a supple hand
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