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The Great Figure

William Carlos Williams

Among the rain
and lights
I saw the figure 5
in gold
on a red
firetruck
moving
tense
unheeded
to gong clangs
siren howls
and wheels rumbling
through the dark city.



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"I Saw The Figure 5 In Gold" by Charles Demuth

Added: 1 Sep 2001 | Last Read: 21 Nov 2009 7:34 PM | Viewed: 13753 times

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