“Of what was it I was thinking?
So the meaning escapes.”
"Metaphors of a Magnifico"
Harmonium (1923)
Context: The boots of the men clump
On the boards of the bridge.
The first white wall of the village
Rises through fruit-trees.
Of what was it I was thinking?
So the meaning escapes.
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