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A Sort of a Song by William Carlos Williams

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(1883 - 1963 / USA)
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A Sort of a Song
 
  Let the snake wait under
his weed
and the writing
be of words, slow and quick, sharp
to strike, quiet to wait,
sleepless.
-- through metaphor to reconcile
the people and the stones.
Compose. (No ideas
but in things) Invent!
Saxifrage is my flower that splits
the rocks.

William Carlos Williams

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Brittany Harris (1/7/2008 8:16:00 AM)
I have to say that this poem truly sucks
Gwilym Williams (7/5/2005 11:48:00 AM)
Even the best poets only really hit the mark perhaps one time in five. This is one of those times.

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