Rather notice, mon cher,
that the moon is
titled above
the point of the steeple
than that its color
is shell-pink.
Rather observe
that it is early morning
than that the sky
is smooth
as a turquoise.
Rather grasp
how the dark
converging lines
of the steeple
meet at a pinnacle-
perceive how
its little ornament
tries to stop them-
See how it fails!
See how the converging lines
of the hexagonal spire
escape upward-
receding, dividing!
-petals
that guard and contain
the flower!
Observe
how motionless
the eaten moon
lies in the protective lines.
It is true:
in the light colors
of the morning
brown-stone and slate
shine orange and dark blue
But observe
the oppressive weight
of the squat edifice!
Observe
the jasmine lightness
of the moon.
To A Solitary Disciple
William Carlos Williams
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