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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PASTORAL, by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS Poet's Biography
First Line: When I was younger
Last Line: Of vast import to the nation.
First Line: When I was younger
Last Line: Of vast import to the nation.
When I was younger
it was plain to me
I must make something of myself.
Older now
I walk back streets
admiring the houses
of the very poor:
roof out of line with sides
the yards cluttered
with old chicken wire, ashes,
furniture gone wrong;
the fences and outhouses
built of barrel-staves
and parts of boxes, all,
if I am fortunate,
smeared a bluish green
that properly weathered
pleases me best
of all colors.
No one
will believe this
of vast import to the nation.
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APPROACH OF WINTER by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS
APRIL by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS
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DAISY by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS
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