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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
JOTTINGS: THE EDGE OF THE POSSIBLE, by JAMES OPPENHEIM Poet's Biography
First Line: Vast is the city, concealing fires behind its walls, its
Last Line: Tripping along, breathless, on the edge of the possible.
Subject(s): Cities; Urban Life
First Line: Vast is the city, concealing fires behind its walls, its
Last Line: Tripping along, breathless, on the edge of the possible.
Subject(s): Cities; Urban Life
Vast is the city, concealing fires behind its walls, its streets and its faces:
So for the adventure I choose the spacious night,
And go forth marvelling at what may happen:
Tripping along, breathless, on the edge of the possible.
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