I have tried to write Paradise

Do not move
Let the wind speak
that is paradise.

Let the Gods forgive what I
have made
Let those I love try to forgive
what I have made.

Analysis, meaning and summary of Ezra Pound's poem Notes for Canto CXX

1 Comment

  1. Shannon says:

    This is not properly indented. The poem should read as follows:

    I have tried to write Paradise

    Do not move
    Let the wind speak
    that is paradise.

    Let the Gods forgive what I
    have made
    Let those I love try to forgive
    what I have made.

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