The Term Poem by William Carlos Williams

The Term

Rating: 2.7


A rumpled sheet
Of brown paper
About the length

And apparent bulk
Of a man was
Rolling with the

Wind slowly over
And over in
The street as

A car drove down
Upon it and
Crushed it to

The ground. Unlike
A man it rose
Again rolling

With the wind over
And over to be as
It was before.


Anonymous submission.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Henry Tong 27 April 2018

Very succinct, but profound! I didn't realize such simple combinations of words can generate that precise impact and provokes imagination!

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Rwik Sen 31 May 2012

Thank you! Found a favourite poem after a long time.

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