Question
This is a tough question. I am looking for a poem about middle age. Cannot remember any of the exact wording or the author. But it goes something like this... "When a man turns 40, he starts gently closing doors to rooms he knows he will never visit again." Sorry I can't be more specific. Any help or comments greatly appreciated!
Answer
I'm pretty sure this is the poem you're after: Men at Forty By Donald Justice Men at forty Learn to close softly The doors to rooms they will not be Coming back to. Men At Forty http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~lavie/dreamwine/justice1.html You may be also interested in another poem of his, 'Men At Thirty': Men At Thirty http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/5810/thirty.html And several of his other poems are here: Plagiarist.Com: Donald Justice http://www.plagiarist.com/poetry/?aid=20 You can read biographical information about Justice here: Donald Justice http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/5810/justice.html Interviews With Poets: Donald Justice http://www.interviews-with-poets.com/donald-justice/justice-note.html And you can read part of an interview with him here: Donald Justice in conversation with Philip Hoy http://www.interviews-with-poets.com/donald-justice/justice-extracts.html I hope this is the poem you were thinking of. grimace Search strategy at Google: forty + doors + rooms "donald justice"
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