| Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice. |  |
Note from Joe: Sometimes this poem is printed as shown above, but other times the middle line is given as “But if I had to perish twice”. I do not know which is the original version. Do you?Note added later: It seems that the very first time this poem appeared was in December, 1920, in Harper’s Magazine. That version had “it”, not “I”.