Averno / Louise Glück

Averno. Ancient name Avernus. A small crater lake,

ten miles west of Naples, Italy; regarded by the

ancient Romans as the entrance to the underworld.

You die when your spirit dies.

Otherwise, you live.

You may not do a good job of it, but you go on —

something you have no choice about.

When I tell this to my children

they pay no attention.

מב"ע - מחקרים בספרות עברית - פרופ' זיוה שמיר