The musician

Member since 2002 · Posted 12 Feb 2004 · Edited 13 Feb 2004 · 2 comments

The sun has been harnessed here in the subway another yellow from fire sharp only as smoke the tunes of acoustic guitar and flute take shifts like those of blue and great tits and coins are tossed to fill the brim of a flat hat.

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[10] zodiac 13-Feb-04/10:12 AM Reply

Of course this is great. I was told yesterday by a professor that Pound's "At a station of the Metro" is one of the most-interpreted poems ever. May this one have such a long and heavily-anthologized life.

[7] plinkyponk 13-Feb-04/3:36 PM Reply

nice write