Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
References for this paper are not available at this time. We will be adding them shortly, thank you for your patience.
THEMISSOURIREVIEW PHOTOGRAPH / Daniel Halpern I.D.H. 1921-1970 I've never felt this way before, he said, his last words, so the nurse said. I went behind the curtain and touched his hand. I thought of the drunk woman who jumped into my car as I waited for my parents outside the restaurant the day we learned of my father's illness. She lifted her dress and said, Want to feel something you've never felt before! I thought of my father putting his arms around me, needing me to carry him to the car. I remember his pale eyes looking at me. I took the last picture of him: he stood in the driveway of our house on Chandler Boulevard in a white t-shirt, looking back at the camera. The smoke of the cigar he held in his right hand turned back against his thin wrist. The curtain in the room was brown, his hand, still warm, felt nothing. Daniel Halpern 21 LIFE AMONG OTHERS / Daniel Halpern I tempt light off the bay till evening moves across the hills and presses into the city its engraver's ink. I won't say why I'm here, or why I remain without moving by
The Missouri Review – University of Missouri
Published: Oct 5, 1978
Read and print from thousands of top scholarly journals.
Already have an account? Log in
Bookmark this article. You can see your Bookmarks on your DeepDyve Library.
To save an article, log in first, or sign up for a DeepDyve account if you don’t already have one.
Copy and paste the desired citation format or use the link below to download a file formatted for EndNote
Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
All DeepDyve websites use cookies to improve your online experience. They were placed on your computer when you launched this website. You can change your cookie settings through your browser.