Monday, October 15, 2012

The Attic Which Is Desire

the  unused  tent
of

bare  beams
beyond  which

directly  wait
the  night

and  day  -
Here

from  the  street
by

  * * *
  * S *
  * O *
  * D *
  * A *
  * * *

ringed  with
running  lights

the  darkened
pane

exactly
down  the  center

is
transfixed

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by William Carlos Williams, 1930