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THE REVELATION by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS

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First Line: I AWOKE HAPPY, THE HOUSE
Last Line: FOR THAT QUIET LOOK --
Subject(s): DREAMS;

I awoke happy, the house
Was strange, voices
Were across a gap
Through which a girl
Came and paused,
Reaching out to me --

Then I remembered
What I had dreamed --
A girl
One whom I knew well
Leaned on the door of my car
And stroked my hand --

I shall pass her on the street
We shall say trivial things
To each other
But I shall never cease
To search her eyes
For that quiet look --



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