But it's the modern poet Thom Gunn who watches over the scene in which Clifford next appears, wasting away from AIDS: "It was the sadness that gripped him, far more than the fear / That if facing the truth he had maybe a year".
His effort and attitude never wavered; not one ounce of energy appeared wasted.
Mata, who appeared wasted in a position wide on the right, collected the ball and swept a fine 40-yard diagonal pass to Van Persie.
The reports continued on Sunday at Houston's burial, where sources told RadarOnline that Bobbi Kristina almost didn't make the service and appeared "wasted" at the cemetery.
Guptill's fall for 45, however, appeared a wasted chance as he had looked well set before slogging off-spinner Nathan Lyon to Marsh at extra cover.
He tends to prefer ways that appear to waste time (cites the fable of the Tortoise and the Hare).
Success rates in hunts are never very high for tigers and they don't appear to waste energy on frustration.
In the past, Stewart appeared to waste much of his time on the wing with aimless running.
Broad then compounded his felony on the last morning by appearing to waste time just before lunch, removing his boot for running repairs, to try to ensure that England did not have to bowl another over at an Australia side nearing their target.
BBC Sport may be based in Salford, but there still seems to be a disproportionate number at the corporation who, if not wearing their ignorance of league as a badge of honour, certainly don't appear to waste much time researching it.
