Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SPRING SONG, by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Having died / one is at great advantage Last Line: Hand in hand in the dirt with you. Subject(s): Death; Desire | ||||||||
Having died one is at great advantage over his fellows -- one can pretend. And so, the smell of earth being upon you too -- I pretend there is something temptingly foreign some subtle difference, one last amour to be divided for our death-necklaces, when I would merely lie hand in hand in the dirt with you. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AMERICAN WEDDING by ESSEX HEMPHILL HISTORY OF DESIRE by TONY HOAGLAND ARISTOTLE TO PHYLLIS by JOHN HOLLANDER A CELEBRATION by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS |
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