Wednesday, 14 August 2019

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

                    https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/to-build-a-quiet-city-in-his-mind/

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