My shoes as I lean
unlacing them
stand out upon
flat worsted flowers
under my feet.
Nimbly the shadows
of my fingers play
unlacing
over shoes and flowers.

(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