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Immortal

by William Carlos Williams

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Yes, there is one thing braver than all flowers; Richer than clear gems; wider than the sky; Immortal and unchangeable; whose powers Transcend reason, love and sanity!

And thou, beloved, art that godly thing! Marvellous and terrible; in glance An injured Juno roused against Heaven’s King! And thy name, lovely One, is Ignorance.

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