Posted by Paco (204.111.49.52) on May 01, 2001 at 09:07:52:
Calm fell. From heaven distilled a clemency;
There was peace on earth, and silence in the sky;
Some could, some could not, shake off misery:
The Sinister Spirit sneered: "It had to be!"
And again the Spirit of Pity whispered, "Why?"
--Thomas Hardy