Cantico del Sole by Ezra Pound

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Cantico del Sole

The thought of what America would be like
If the Classics had a wide circulation
       Troubles my sleep,
The thought of what America,
The thought of what America,The thought of what America would be like
If the Classics had a wide circulation
      Troubles my sleep.
Nunc dimittis, now lettest thou thy servant,
Now lettest thou thy servant
       Depart in peace.
The thought of what America,
The thought of what America,
The thought of what America would be like
If the Classics had a wide circulation...
       Oh well!
       It troubles my sleep.

Ezra Pound

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Faith Elizabeth Brigham (4/29/2006 7:54:00 PM)
This is such an amazing piece! It has all of the ingredients that make up a great poem. There is such power to this poem, it seethed straight into my bones.