“I lie here thinking of you: the stain of love is upon the world!”

— William Carlos Williams , book Al Que Quiere!

"Love Song"
Al Que Quiere! (1917)

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American poet 1883–1963

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“I lie here thinking of you: the stain of love is upon the world!”

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