Cornelius Eady

Cornelius Eady was born on January 7, 1954, in Rochester, New York, where he grew up. He began writing poetry as a teenager, and published poetry in the high school literary magazine. With the support and guidance from a

Small Moment, A

by Cornelius Eady (b. 1954)

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I walk into the bakery next door

To my apartment. They are about

To pull some sort of toast with cheese

From the oven. When I ask:

What’s that smell? I am being

A poet, I am asking

What everyone else in the shop
Wanted to ask, but somehow couldn’t;
I am speaking on behalf of two other

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Poetry Trivia

Question:

The poem "His Golden Locks Time Hath to Silver Turned" is sometimes attributed to George Peele, sometimes to Sir Henry Lee of Ditchley, who recited the poem on his retirement from Queen Elizabeth's army. What other title is the poem known by, used also by Ernest Hemingway?

Answer

A Farewell to Arms .

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