What was the thought development or theme behind the poem ” First Death”?
W. H. Auden described death as “the sound of distant thunder at a picnic.” But when the thunderstorm breaks and people I love die, in addition to sorrow I often feel anger that our lives are so short and our dreams take so long to realize. See p. 285 of Sundog Highway (which you appear to be using) for my other comments.
