Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Everything Depends Upon So Much

THE SONNET IS A 14 LINE POEM
WITH TEN EQUAL SOUNDS PER LINE AND ONE RULE
THEY BE ACCENTED OR UNACCENTED
AS WITH MOST THINGS THAT EVERYTHING DEPENDS

UPON


FOR WHY ELSE WOULD THERE BE DIVISIONS IF
NOT TO DISTINGUISH WHAT COMES AND GOES: TIME?
AS IT NEVER DEPARTS YET SAYS GOODBYE
SO MUCH IT SAYS HELLO TO EACH SECOND


AND LIKE A RED WHEELBARROW or WHITE
CHICKEN, IT IS DRAINED OF COLOR THEN TURNS
INTO CRYSTALS OF ITS OWN HOURGLASS
HALTING FOR NOTHING TO BEGIN ANEW

AS THOUGH RHYMING OR NOT RHYMING HAS DEW
IT MEANS NOTHING TO A SONNET AT ALL



To Spring and All, 1923 William Carlos Williams

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