Classic and Contemporary Poetry

DUET, WITH MUFFLED BRAKE DRUMS, by JOHN UPDIKE                Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Where gray walks slope through shadows shaped like lace
Last Line: Two gold and velvet notes – there rolls met royce
Subject(s): Automobiles; Rolls, Charles Stewart (1877-1910); Royce, Frederick Henry (1863-1933); Cars