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but the right of way | but the right of way | ||
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virtue of the law – | virtue of the law – | ||
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to the north past a house – | |||
a woman in blue | a woman in blue | ||
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and a boy of eight who was | and a boy of eight who was | ||
looking | looking at the middle of | ||
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The supreme importance | |||
of this spectacle | of this nameless spectacle | ||
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<paragraph keywords=""> | <paragraph keywords="speed"> | ||
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sped | sped me by them | ||
without a word – | without a word – | ||
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Why bother where I went ? | Why bother where I went? | ||
for I went spinning on the | for I went spinning on the | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:15, 24 February 2026
| Author | Williams, William Carlos |
|---|---|
| Genre | Poetry |
| Journal or Book | Spring and All |
| Publisher | Frontier Press |
| Year of Publication | 1923 |
| Pages | 49-50 |
| Additional information | - |
In passing with my mind
on nothing in the world
virtue of the law –
I saw
an elderly man who
smiled and looked away
to the north past a house –
a woman in blue
who was laughing and
leaning forward to look up
into the man’s half
averted face
and a boy of eight who was
looking at the middle of
the man’s belly
at a watchchain –
The supreme importance
of this nameless spectacle
sped me by them
without a word –
Why bother where I went?
for I went spinning on the
four wheels of my car
along the wet road until
I saw a girl with one leg
over the rail of a balcony
