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IMMORTAL by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS

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First Line: YES, THERE IS ONE THING BRAVER THAN ALL FLOWERS
Last Line: AND THY NAME, LOVELY ONE, IS IGNORANCE.
Subject(s): IGNORANCE;

Yes, there is one thing braver than all flowers;
Richer than clear gems; wider than the sky;
Immortal and unchangeable; whose powers
Transcend reason, love and sanity!

And thou, beloved, art that godly thing!
Marvelous and terrible; in glance
An injured Juno roused against Heaven's King!
And thy name, lovely One, is Ignorance.



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