It was an icy day.
We buried the cat,
then took her box
and set fire to it

in the back yard.
Those fleas that escaped
earth and fire
died by the cold.

(C) William Carlos Williams
01/01/2000


Best Poems of William Carlos Williams

• The Gentle Man
• Libertad! Igualdad! Fraternidad!
• Death The Barber
• A Goodnight
• The Pot Of Flowers
• A Celebration
• Light Hearted William
• Metric Figure
• The Dark Day
• The Term
• Peace On Earth
• Sicilian Emigrant-s Song
• The Crowd At The Ball Game
• Romance Moderne
• Queen-annes Lace
• Danse Russe
• To Have Done Nothing
• Sicilian Emigrants Song
• Peasant Wedding
• Blizzard
• Primrose