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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• William Carlos Williams : The Poor
• William Carlos Williams : The Pot Of Flowers
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• William Carlos Williams : The Crowd At The Ball Game
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