City in His Mind

To build a quiet city in his mind

A single overwhelming wish ; to build

Not hastily, for there is so much wind

So many eager smilers to be killed

Obstructions one might overlook in haste

The ruined structures cluttering the past

Weldon Kees

A City in His Mind

1954

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Fritz Henle

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