Sunday, March 25, 2012

"Of the Surface of Things" - Wallace Stevens

I

In my room , the world is beyond my understanding;
But when I walk, I see that it consists of three or four
     hills and a cloud.

II

From my balcony, I survey the yellow air,
Reading where I have written,
"The spring is like a belle undressing."

III

The gold tree is blue,
The singer has pulled his cloak over his head.
The moon is in the folds of the cloak.



-Wallace Stevens

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