A Sort Of A Song - A poem by William Carlos Williams


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William Carlos Williams - A Sort Of A Song

Let the snake wait under
his weed
and the writing
be of words, slow and quick, sharp
to strike, quiet to wait,
sleepless.
—through metaphor to reconcile
the people and the stones.
Compose. (No ideas
but in things) Invent!
Saxifrage is my flower that splits
the rocks.

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Poet: William Carlos Williams Poem: A Sort Of A Song Comment 7 of 7, added on June 4th, 2008 at 8:48 AM. I think the poet is advising the other poets to wait till the aspirations to write a piece of poem comes to them and make the outcome sth great and fascinating. anahit from Iran Comment 6 of 7, added on November 23rd, 2007 at 1:15 PM. I think this poem is about writing.ıt ıs a sort of a song about wrıtıng.the snake is a book at the begınnıng of the poem.the ınk goes on the paper lıke a snkae slowşy goes on the gorund. slowly and snakelıke motıon ıs attrıbuted to wrıtıng ılker from Turkey Comment 5 of 7, added on April 19th, 2007 at 2:44 PM. The Poem is about the power of slow moving things. The flower, and the snake waiting to strike. The lantern illuminates the world Joe from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, A Sort Of A Song, has received 7 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by William Carlos Williams with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: William Carlos Williams Poem: A Sort Of A Song Last read: Jul 4 2008, 10:22PM Viewed 15715 times. Added on April 19th, 2007 at 2:44 PM.

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