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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SURFACES AND MASKS; 2, by CLARENCE MAJOR Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: They sit silently in the dark
Last Line: William dean howells swim / in the grand canal
Subject(s): Motion Pictures; Memory; Venice, Italy
First Line: They sit silently in the dark
Last Line: William dean howells swim / in the grand canal
Subject(s): Motion Pictures; Memory; Venice, Italy
Little places.
Corte Stella.
White sheets hanging
on clotheslines.
Flowerpots
inside barred windows.
Broom propped against wall.
Rio de San Barnaba.
Gondolas.
One half-sunken,
filled with snow.
On the other side, little boats --
sleeping birds.
Their bodies reflected
upside down in the water.
Rio Terra dei Catecumeni.
Windows covered
with a profusion of blooming vines.
Winter sunlight
in spring.
Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA
98368-0271, www.cc.press.org
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