Laughter and grief join hands. Always the heart Clumps in the breast with heavy stride; The face grows lined and wrinkled like a chart, The eyes bloodshot with tears and tide. Let the wind blow, for many a man shall die. Karl Shapiro More Quotes by Karl Shapiro More Quotes From Karl Shapiro In the tight belly of the dead, Burrow with hungry head, And inlay maggots like a jewel. Karl Shapiro head dead like hungry Lastly, his tomb shall list and founder in the troughs of grass. And none shall speak his name. Karl Shapiro founder name speak grass The doctor punched my vein, the captain called me Cain, upon my belly sat the sow of fear. Karl Shapiro doctor captain me fear