“A bell is clanging, people sway
Hanging by their hands.”

Nets to Catch the Wind (1921), A Crowded Trolley Car
Context: The rain’s cold grains are silver-gray
Sharp as golden sands,
A bell is clanging, people sway
Hanging by their hands.

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American poet 1885–1928

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