William Williams
William Williams
facts human intense value vision
The only human value of anything, writing included, is intense vision of the facts.
closes cold round sorrow
Sorrow is my own yardwhere the new grassflames as it has flamedoften before but notwith the cold firethat closes round me this year.
red
so much dependsupona red wheelbarrowglazed with rainwaterbeside the whitechickens.
beside depends rain red water wheel white
so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens.
afraid aside bewildered caught defeated hesitates innermost lest man net thrown tripped words
Afraid lest he be caught up in a net of words tripped up, bewildered and so defeated - thrown aside - a man hesitates to write down his innermost convictions.
current difficulty everyday habits lives lucky lying pure push secret seldom send speech spring telling themselves thousand
This is where the difficulty lies. We are lucky when that underground current can be tapped and the secret spring of all our lives will send up its pure water. It seldom happens. A thousand trivialities push themselves to the front, our lying habits of everyday speech and thought are foremost, telling us that that is what "they" want to hear. Tell them something else.
force pig sullen
You sullen pig of a manyou force me into the mudwith your stinking ash-cart!
gently
You slapped my faceOh but so gently I smiledAt the caress.
face gently oh smiled
You slapped my face Oh but so gently I smiled At the caress.
brains clever means remain teach wiser
Subtle, clever brain, wiser than I am,by what devious means do you contriveto remain idle? Teach me, O master.
clever contrive means remain teach wiser
Subtle, clever brain, wiser than I am, by what devious means do you contrive to remain idle? Teach me, O master.
dating herself lover woman
No woman is virtuous, who does not give herself to her lover
business love
The business of love iscruelty which,by our wills,we transformto live together.
love
Antony and Cleopatrawere right;they have shownthe way. I love youor I do not liveat all.