Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, EPITAPH, by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS



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First Line: An old willow with hollow branches
Last Line: Shimmering at the bare wood's edge.


An old willow with hollow branches
slowly swayed his few high bright tendrils
and sang:

Love is a young green willow
shimmering at the bare wood's edge.





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