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THURSDAY by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS

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First Line: I HAVE HAD MY DREAM -- LIKE OTHERS
Last Line: AT MY NOSE -- AND DECIDE TO DREAM NO MORE.
Subject(s): REALITY;
I have had my dream -- like others --
and it has come to nothing, so that
I remain now carelessly
with feet planted on the ground
and look up at the sky --
feeling my clothes about me,
the weight of my body in my shoes,
the rim of my hat, air passing in and out
at my nose -- and decide to dream no more.



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