Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SPOUTS, by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS


Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

SPOUTS, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: In this world of / as fine a pair of breasts
Last Line: Reflectively drops down again.


In this world of
as fine a pair of breasts
as ever I saw
the fountain in
Madison Square
spouts up of water
a white tree
that dies and lives
as the rocking water
in the basin
turns from the stonerim
back upon the jet
and rising there
reflectively drops down again.





Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...
Home: PoetryExplorer.net